Thread: 6.5 cal addicts

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

I have brass, dies, ammo, donor rifle....waiting patiently on the reamer & gauge

Would you ream a tikka from 260 rem?

Originally Posted by blair993

Would you ream a tikka from 260 rem?

Sorry we won't re-chamber Tikka barrels.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Sorry we won't re-chamber Tikka barrels.

Just a question, nobody wants to re-chamber tikkas, due to hardness etc....., so does that mean that they also stand up better to throat erosion for hot loads etc.. ?

Originally Posted by Beaker

Just a question, nobody wants to re-chamber tikkas, due to hardness etc....., so does that mean that they also stand up better to throat erosion for hot loads etc.. ?

Not necessarily, I asked the same question & was told the metal is hard & kinda "flaky" (which makes it a bitch to ream) this means bits can possibly flake off the lands & bore.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Not necessarily, I asked the same question & was told the metal is hard & kinda "flaky" (which makes it a bitch to ream) this means bits can possibly flake off the lands & bore.

The late Robbie Tiffen told me that SAKO/TIKKA use more Sulphur in their barrels and if you strike a seam of it within the barrel the metal will gall your tooling and 'flake' off like in a mine...

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Not necessarily, I asked the same question & was told the metal is hard & kinda "flaky" (which makes it a bitch to ream) this means bits can possibly flake off the lands & bore.

Does it mean that it might not do a good job on the chamber or will damage tools?

Originally Posted by blair993

Does it mean that it might not do a good job on the chamber or will damage tools?

Both, rings in the chamber are common