Rebarreled or sleeved - that is the question
I looked at the online advertisement. It does not say whether these rifles have been rebarreled or bored out and sleeved. That is a point that a prospective buyer should have clarifed in writing before making a purchase decision.
Patrick
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That's it - the horror photo!
Thanks Aragorn - that's exactly the horror photo I was thinking of!
At the gap, the strength of the whole action has been reduced to the thickness of the receiver ring alone.:eek::eek::eek:
So it does not help if the barrel itself has been tested to a million psi - it will be the receiver ring that ultimately gives way. Whereas in a normal rifle, the pressure pushes the barrel out against the receiver ring, which therefore supports the barrel, in this sleeved chamber the pressure will tend to push the receiver ring away from the barrel, even if that is only a fraction of a micron, allowing erosive gases to get in behind the sleeve. And you cannot see any corrosion working away in in that gap to further reduce receiver strength.
Wallhangers only, I think!:thdown:
Patrick
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