Hornet to K Hornet

[twhrider2]

    Hi Guys, Just picked up a 22 Hornet from my farrier. This is my first hornet and I already love it. Now comes the usual tuning and tweaking that make these fun. I want to go ahead and ream to a K-Hornet before I get dies for it. My question is there any problem with doing this by hand? Any tips and info would be appareciated, thanks in advance.
                                                                                                                                    Ken

[trotterlg]

If you have to do it by hand, clamp the barrel vertical so you can walk all the way around it.  Then start reaming while walking around the barrel.  Never turn the reamer backwards, even a tiny bit.  Keep firm down pressure on it while cutting to keep it from chattering.  If it starts chattering just stop and seek professional help.  Lots of cutting oil and clean often.  There is a good reason people use a lathe for chambering.  Larry

[LaOtto222]

I was thinking about a re-chamber from  a 221 Fireball to 222 Remington. I only had to move the shoulder back about .3" The advice I got was DO NOT DO IT from several sources. The reason they gave was you will not be able to keep the reamer straight and will enlarge the area around the mouth of the chamber. Unless you can keep it perfectly straight and centered in the existing bore which calls for a lathe. If you want to remove a few thousands, then you can do it by hand. You are going to be enlarging the area around the shoulder quit a bit. As always the decision is always up to you. trotterlg knows what he is talking about too. It just would worry me that I would not be able to keep it perfectly centered at all times in the mouth of the chamber. Just my 2 cents.