I sent a old 77 ruger to get it rebarreled to a 22 BR. I finaly got it back 1st. when you closed the bolt it would not catch the sear I fixed that problem 2nd. he said the trim length for my gun is 1.45 I believe the books all say 1.52, my shells did not show any sign that they were to long. 3rd.all my fired cases have a 1/8 in. scratch just below the shoulder, could this be polished out? 4th. it will not eject the emptys, I think its because the cases are so short, is there anything I can do to fix this problem, I know that ruger at one time chamberd ther 77 varmitt in 22PPC so I think that it should eject the 22BR. any help would be appreciated. Maybe I should just stick with the factory guns. Or find a better smith. Thanks Deathray

Was the only work asked for rebarreling. If so the smiths only job was to rebarrel and chamber properly. The marks on the case or improper chambering is the smiths job to fix then. If other work was requested then he is reponsable for the other also. If not you are the one to fix or take it to another smith and put in writing what should be done.

The trim to lengths for BRs can vary a bit since Remington was not content to leave the goddamn dimensions alone. Nonetheless a trim length of 1.450 is awfully short. 1.495 is more like it. Present dimensions are 1.560 for the chamber and 1.550 for the brass. The chamber length in a factory 40X barrel I have here is 1.505.
The scratch in the brass is probably the result of the case draging accross the top of the locking log raceway on it's way out.
Ejection can be a problem just because of the short case that is heavy in the rear. Often a little fiddling with the ejector spring length will turn the trick. Regards, Bill.

It is generally understood by those who do such work, that when a customer brings a weapon into the shop to be rebarrelled and chambered for a different caliber, that the job "includes" making sure it functions reliably and cleanly for what was requested.

If there is major work required to make the caliber feed and function, then it is the responsibility of the gunsmith who accepts the work, to make it known in advance and include this in the cost of the job. If it is uncertain that the caliber can be made to function properly in the weapon, then the gunsmith has "A DUTY" to the paying customer, to reject the job or bear the responsibility for it's successful completion.

Malm