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wesg Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 337 Location: Cedar Park, TX Joined: Sep 13^th, 2004	Re: chamber casting find Reply #15 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 5:40pm	Print Post
	Looks like a drill bit that got 'hooked' in with a shallow cut.


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Zack T Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 354 Joined: Apr 9^th, 2010	Re: chamber casting find Reply #16 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 9:08pm	Print Post
	Ive seen stuff like that several times on guns where the bore looked good and just looked like some Bubba ran something sharp into the throat or neck of the chamber. I had a 44-77 like that- figure the person couldnt seat bullets .001 over bore diameter because it had a paper patch chamber so they tried to open it up. Mine wasnt too buggered and I was able to use a boring bar to carefully clean up the chamber. A reamer would probably be the better way depending on how deep the cuts went.


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oughtsix Global Moderator ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1369 Location: Columbus Joined: May 31^st, 2009	Re: chamber casting find Reply #17 - Jan 9^th, 2023 at 7:54pm	Print Post
	Measuring the slug, the chamber diameter is .347, the first cut (where the bullet should be) is .336 and the last cut is .317. I'm wondering and thinking I will get a reamer and try to recut the chamber to the proper dimensions. My hope is that it is just an incomplete chambering and not a ruined chamber.

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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1673 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: chamber casting find Reply #18 - Jan 9^th, 2023 at 10:12pm	Print Post
	"Hope springs eternal" and I'm pullin' for ya'. Keep your stick on the ice! RG

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12464 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: chamber casting find Reply #19 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 5:58am	Print Post
	.32W? Kinda vague.

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ndnchf Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1124 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: chamber casting find Reply #20 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 6:13am	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Jan 10^th, 2023 at 5:58am: .32W? Kinda vague. 32W was Remington's stamp for .32WCF.


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oughtsix Global Moderator ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1369 Location: Columbus Joined: May 31^st, 2009	Re: chamber casting find Reply #21 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 8:13am	Print Post
	Jeff_Schultz wrote on Jan 9^th, 2023 at 10:12pm: "Hope springs eternal" and I'm pullin' for ya'. Keep your stick on the ice! RG amen brother Quando omni flunkus, moritati

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12464 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: chamber casting find Reply #22 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 11:03am	Print Post
	The whole thing right from the start of this thread smells of Parkenfarker.

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Ray_Newman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 274 Location: Washington State Joined: Jul 13^th, 2004	Re: chamber casting find Reply #23 - Jan 10^th, 2023 at 10:35pm	Print Post
	That looks like some of Harlow Parkenfarkers’ work. A gunsmith of some note, he was famous for his unusual gunsmithing ability. Have not seen any of his work mentioned here in years. I’m sure some of the old timers will remember him well. I believe Green Frog knew him?? He was most famous among the bench rest shooters for his targets:
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18211 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: chamber casting find Reply #24 - Jan 12^th, 2023 at 10:46am	Print Post
	ndnchf wrote on Jan 10^th, 2023 at 6:13am: westerner wrote on Jan 10^th, 2023 at 5:58am: .32W? Kinda vague. 32W was Remington's stamp for .32WCF. Marlin also marked their rifle barrels as .32W to avoid the standard Winchester markings on their guns.

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Lead Pot Full Member Offline Posts: 154 Joined: Nov 12^th, 2012	Re: chamber casting find Reply #25 - Jan 12^th, 2023 at 12:31pm	Print Post
	It looks to me like he had a ruptured case and used a military ruptured case extractor like I carried with me with the 1919 -A-3 LMG. They will score the chamber if you lock the cam and twist the lever. The M-60 just flip the lever and give it a shake to eject the barrel and put the new cold one in


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oughtsix Global Moderator ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1369 Location: Columbus Joined: May 31^st, 2009	Re: chamber casting find Reply #26 - Feb 16^th, 2023 at 9:34am	Print Post
	Found this in The Gunsmith's Manual by Stelle & Harrison 1883. 'Splains a lot about the weird chambers

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