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bohemianway
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Looking for 33-47 reamer info
Dec 24th, 2025 at 3:57pm
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My plan has been to build a 33-47 and have several octagon blanks to use. PTG used to list several reamers but no longer.
Questions:
1) Is there a preferred/standard designation/design?
2) Reamer source or if someone has one to sell.
3) My Bbls are 1:10 twist which may be a bit fast, comments?

The primary purpose is for a schuetzen rifle but I also could do a bizzare .33 BP rifle.

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Charles
  
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Re: Looking for 33-47 reamer info
Reply #1 - Dec 24th, 2025 at 6:30pm
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BP may not like the quicker twist.

The twist dictates how long and heavy a bullet you can shoot and be stable. A 10 twist will stablize, a bullet 1.75 long and over 360 gr.

Here is a design I did for one of the East Coast shooters, for his 10 twist barrel. It will stablize in a 13 twist.

My .338 barrel shoots well with it's 14.5 twist and will handle 240 - 260 gr bullets with great accuracy, as noted with the target shown. Though not on a 33/40 but, a 33/357 Max.

For BSing only, a chamber that has a straight taper, with no neck, is best. The cases last longer and won't wrinkle the neck area as much as a case with a neck.
  

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