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Only a second rate shade tree bubba would chamber a barrel sans lathe, no matter if it's a dgr or a rabbit rifle.

yep...

what paul said.

CAN it be done? I've SEEn worse..

should it be done?
Let's see, putting a BOMB next to one's face, I can only see this as being a poor idea.

A good reamer should leave a good finish. I really don't see the necessity of a lathe to take the last few thous off a short chamber with a piloted reamer (but I agree that trying to chamber a blank without a lathe is a bad idea).

A job worth doing, is worth doing right.

Agreed that a new reamer can leave a suitable finish.

The real issue is even with a pilot, hand pressure is sufficient to cause the reamer to wallow in the rear and cut an oblong chamber. Now if one had something suitable to lineup the reamer and support it paralell and concentric to the bore, a hand job would be ok. But if you have the tools to keep the reamer parallel and concentric to the bore, they most likely have the power to feed the reamer in as well.

heh, you know, handjobs are okay, sometimes...

just not for me and a barrel

jeffe