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09-16-2020, 09:38 AM
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Barrel liner
Looking at relining a 22LR bolt to .17H2, where in Alberta to buy liner or make? Reliable in Vancouver will ship- just looking for semi local is all. Edmonton area if possible.
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09-16-2020, 10:29 AM
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Try Western Gun Parts?
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09-16-2020, 06:04 PM
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Have had pos replies from Rekiable in Vancouver and nine35 so far. Western not so much.
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09-16-2020, 06:24 PM
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I am unfamiliar with barrel liners ... understand it requires the bore to be opened up, the liner installed, chambered and crowned. I assume cost is not the issue, but that you are looking to chamber the 17H2? I suspect few gunsmiths will have the reamer.
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09-16-2020, 06:54 PM
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Barrel Liner
There is a gentleman in Thorsby, AB who used to install barrel liners in 22's that had a shot out/rusted barrel. Not sure if he would do 17's.
Sorry but I don't remember his name at this time. Someone else may be able to provide his name.
Good Luck,
Phil
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09-16-2020, 09:10 PM
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Brownells sells them.
The best way is to remove the barrel from the receiver and then drill the existing barrel out on the lathe using a special drill . The drilling process takes about a hour. The liner has to be chamber and glued into the old barrel setting the headspace properly. An extractor and feed cuts need to be made . Depending on how thing go the job is usually 2-4 hours
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09-16-2020, 10:17 PM
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What .22 are you doing this to? I would just buy a rifle in that cal. 17 mach2 is a great little hunting caliber, for small game.
Sounds like, a lot of work needs to be done, and that sounds like money, I would just buy a new gun.
Biagio
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09-17-2020, 06:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
There is a gentleman in Thorsby, AB who used to install barrel liners in 22's that had a shot out/rusted barrel. Not sure if he would do 17's.
Sorry but I don't remember his name at this time. Someone else may be able to provide his name.
Good Luck,
Phil
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The guy you're thinking of is Roy at R&T Firearms in Warburg I believe, I get him to to work for me all the time and its top notch.
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09-17-2020, 06:58 AM
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Location: Near Edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biagio26
What .22 are you doing this to? I would just buy a rifle in that cal. 17 mach2 is a great little hunting caliber, for small game.
Sounds like, a lot of work needs to be done, and that sounds like money, I would just buy a new gun.
Biagio
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I agree. On top of that HM2 ammo is getting hard to find and expensive. HMR is a far better choice. I sold my LH hm2 specifically because of ammo price and shortage of supply.
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09-17-2020, 07:02 AM
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Roy Gruniweer in Warburg just Parkerized two 22s of mine- this one included. Its a Mauser/MAS 45- completely restocked and more. Trouble was for five years it was stored incorrectly in Yellowknife with resulting frost pitted bore. In my mind as a buyer- even if the gun is a tack driver the bore renders it worthless- I would love 22 mag or 17 wsm but the 17h2 is fully functional with the clip and... interesting- I am only worried about availability down the road, centerfire is much easier to deal with rare cases. Roy can do 22, Ron of RKS can do 22 (makes his own liners-will ask about 17), Jason at Gunco Nepean, Jury in red Deer ($450 just for the liner) and Sorenson in BC can do 17 in 17h2- its just the shipping I want to pare out. Reliable liner $89, Bits an Pieces $95, nine35 can get liners. I know Brownells- but haven't ordered in decades- don't know about crossing the border. Looks like Redman is the only brand- TJ goes down to 22. I also want an install that is incognito.
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09-17-2020, 07:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dean2
I agree. On top of that HM2 ammo is getting hard to find and expensive. HMR is a far better choice. I sold my LH hm2 specifically because of ammo price and shortage of supply.
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I finally got out of 17mach2 this summer, because a fellow wanted my rifle and ammunition, and offered me much more than I had invested. With the 16k rounds of Eley loads he bought from me, he had 29k rounds.
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09-17-2020, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
I finally got out of 17mach2 this summer, because a fellow wanted my rifle and ammunition, and offered me much more than I had invested. With the 16k rounds of Eley loads he bought from me, he had 29k rounds.
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When I sold mine I had about 10K rounds, which is about 2 years supply. Problem with trying to stockpile HM2 is the cases deteriorate and split after 4 or 5 years so it doesn't have great shelf life like 22 RF or CF ammo does.
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09-17-2020, 07:24 AM
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Was reading the split cases were more to do with chamber tolerances- and was/is a problem from day one especially with auto loaders.
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09-17-2020, 07:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfarr67
Was reading the split cases were more to do with chamber tolerances- and was/is a problem from day one especially with auto loaders.
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You are free to believe whatever you like, not trying to tell you what to do. I can tell you I had some six year old HM2 where some had splits in the cases before being fired and the rest split on being fired. This was in a bolt action that I never had any split cases in outside of that old Hornady ammo.
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09-17-2020, 07:28 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dean2
When I sold mine I had about 10K rounds, which is about 2 years supply. Problem with trying to stockpile HM2 is the cases deteriorate and split after 4 or 5 years so it doesn't have great shelf life like 22 RF or CF ammo does.
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Eley stopped producing 17mach2 ammunition ten years ago, so all of my ammunition is that old, and no issues with splitting.
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