Author Topic: 7mmSTW what next? (Read 466 times)

buckenbass · « **on:** August 03, 2004, 04:31:49 PM »

If I want to change my tcr 7mmstw barrel into something else What factory produced cal. can this be made into...parent case 8mm rem..

Im pretty sure 416 rem ..
but anything else 8mm rem ,470,45-70, 375 I dont know need your help

gunnut69 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2004, 07:40:10 AM »

Usually it's cheaper to rebarrel than rebore, unless the barrel script is somehow part of the rifles value. The STW is near the end of the scale of the 7mm bores. How about a rebarrel??

buckenbass · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2004, 10:49:50 AM »

What do you mean rebarrel??
I know rechamber and rebore but what in involved in rebarreling???

gunnut69 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:36:45 PM »

To rebarrel is to replace the barrel with another barrel, possibly of a different caliber. I reread your post and noticed that yu spoke of a TCrifle. The most economical thing to do would be to buy a different barrel and sell the one you have. I don't know why you wish to change calibers but there are few cases large than the STW, perhaps one of the Ultra mags but reboring is a fairly expensive process. Why not simply buy a different barrel??

buckenbass · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2004, 03:22:29 PM »

I am still looking into the problem with my stw barrel flowering my primers back into my firing pin hole with factory ammo ..I do not reload. And if there is a problem with the 7mm mag rechamber job into a 7mmstw barrel I would like to get made into something else.. And TCR barrels are not that easy to come by..

gunnut69 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2004, 08:52:32 PM »

Primers can flow for several reasons. Perhaps the headspace is incorrect. This would cause the primers to flatten and seem to flow. If what you are refering to is cratering then there may be a prooblem with the chamber. There is little the average person can do other than find a competant gunsmith and have him look at it. The primers should not flow into the firing pin hole not should they be excessively flattened. If you know who did the rechamber initially I would take the rifle back to him along with some fired cases. Because of it being a TCR barrel there are limits as to what can be done to the barrel. If the rifle isn't experiencing an off the face condition the barrel would likely be the problem. Take the rifle to a gunsmith and have it checked out. It could be a simple thing or it may be a very dangerous situation!!