Would it be possible to chamber both ends of a barrel?
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MilGunsmith
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Just make it legal length to avoid problems
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JRB
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To perform to its potential, a crown needs to be uniform, square and have the same diameter as the bore, to give consistant gas release.
As the throat started to wear, and it became the crown or muzzle, i think acuracy would suffer.
You would definately have minute of varmint, if that is your goal
Jim
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Cheechako
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Chambering both ends has a side benefit - you can test both a right hand and a left hand twist with one barrel.
Jerry W
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Cheechako
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When you chamber it, you have to make sure to mark the ends - either "R" or "L". After you test with one end, you simply unscrew the barrel, switch it end for end, screw her back in and you're set. I mean, it's simple geometry, or triggernomitry, or one of these "trys" that you learned in high school.
I have a Patent Applied For, but it hasn't been issued as yet. So you're welcome to try it for free. I learned it from Alinwa.
I have a Patent Applied For, but it hasn't been issued as yet. So you're welcome to try it for free. I learned it from Alinwa.
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You're not Cheech from the legendary duo are you? 
You'l have to clean the chamber at the end as it fills with all the powder fouling. Cutting the barrel in half would be the easiest route.
You'l have to clean the chamber at the end as it fills with all the powder fouling. Cutting the barrel in half would be the easiest route.
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mks
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Chambering both ends has a side benefit - you can test both a right hand and a left hand twist with one barrel.
You should have saved this for April 1st!
seblambang
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I don't see how that's possible. It'll be RH no matter which end you use.
In fact you're correct. No matter which end, etc - if it's a RH twist it's always a RH twist.
Well unless you have "diamond type" flutes in the barrel & the flutes work automatically reversible...
but forget it.seb.
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I actually did this as my first bbl project many moons ago. The first bbl I ever chambered started life as a 222 cruiser barrel.
1.250 straight. cut off chamber and chambered it for 222 on a remington action. I was pretty proud. That gun shot well. Got talking to my mentor; Vince Pastorella , trying to beg another used barrel from him to pratice on, he said i just stub the one i had and do it again. Told him this one shot too good to screw up. He said just chamber the other end.
sort of a smurk on his face , I did what he said chambered other end of the bbl , same reamer.I left the first chamber on and shot the gun. It shot the same no matter what end of bbl I used. same load, case full of 4895 surplus. and some of Vinces 52 gr bullets. Mind you shooting a .250 then was like shooting a .100 group now.
that barrel i played with for a few months before finally getting a new barrel to put on. and it shot no better than the old one.
seemed things were easy back then.
1.250 straight. cut off chamber and chambered it for 222 on a remington action. I was pretty proud. That gun shot well. Got talking to my mentor; Vince Pastorella , trying to beg another used barrel from him to pratice on, he said i just stub the one i had and do it again. Told him this one shot too good to screw up. He said just chamber the other end.
sort of a smurk on his face , I did what he said chambered other end of the bbl , same reamer.I left the first chamber on and shot the gun. It shot the same no matter what end of bbl I used. same load, case full of 4895 surplus. and some of Vinces 52 gr bullets. Mind you shooting a .250 then was like shooting a .100 group now.
that barrel i played with for a few months before finally getting a new barrel to put on. and it shot no better than the old one.
seemed things were easy back then.