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Offline Dagalee

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8x57 barrel guestion
« on: October 11, 2012, 02:33:01 PM »
I was thinking of having an 8x57 Mauser done for my H&R.
I've got lots of ammo that needs shooting.
My question is has anybody done it with a surplus Mauser barrel and does it cut good in the lathe ?
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Re: 8x57 barrel guestion
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2012, 02:48:58 PM »
The barrels will cut just fine, you will need to cut off the extractor cut and then stub it into a H&R barrel of some type.  My favorite to use is a 20 gauge, it has enough metal to work with and not as much as a 410 does.  Then just recut the chamber and things should be good if you started with a good barrel.  Larry
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Re: 8x57 barrel guestion
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2012, 04:22:44 PM »
Don't know if you have a barrel already, but in case you need one I saw these pretty cheap.  ;)
 
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/8x57-mm-yugoslavian-mauser-barrel.aspx?a=965879
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Re: 8x57 barrel guestion
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2012, 04:57:26 PM »
Thanks Tacklebury
Shipping would be too much for one barrel - better get two .
will have to check to see what other calibers they have
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Re: 8x57 barrel guestion
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Re: 8x57 barrel guestion
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2012, 10:17:35 AM »
The problem you will have stubbing those in is that the barrel diameter gets so small just in front of the chamber that there is no way to machine a shoulder on it to install in the stub.  If you turn it down so there is a shoulder then the chamber wall thickness is not enough.  I did do one once by cutting threads on the barrel portion and putting a nut on from the muzzel end to act as a shoulder, then I machined off the threads that were in front of the nut.  Larry
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