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I need a reamer and i don't wanna spend big bucks buying or renting one on a site for a one-time use. anyone have one i can pay you for or borrow or rent from you? -Matt | ||
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That did take some BALLS Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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I have one. How much will the little lady let you spend?  | |||
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what took balls?? i don't mind paying someone $25 or so to rent one...just didn't wanna end up buying one for $120, that's all. -Matt | |||
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The person who you would be renting the reamer from has to himself purchase the reamer and then maintian it so that folks like you can use it. It costs time and money to maintain rental reamers. Folks who rent them, don't take the same care, that those who own then do, and so you are going to have to pay for that, if you rent them from those who have them. I will rent you my reamer for what it would cost me to replace it under current prices, including shipping. When you are finished with it, say, within 2 weeks tops, and return it, I will look it over to make sure you haven't screwed it up, and then I will refund you half of the money you spent. The object of "renting" equipment is to "make a living". That's what reamer rental people do. | |||
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Matt, Dave Manson sells brand new reamers for $85.00, and you know what you’re getting. Most times working on rifles is a HYOS (have your own shit) proposition. | |||
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Matt, Buy a reamer, use it and then sell it on eBay. Who knows you might just make a profit  If you don't want to do that, try to buy one cheap  on eBay and the you can keep it to loan to others who ask or sell it on eBay. Or do like the rest and buy one and keep it for that special day. You might look in the AR classified section for a few pages (Search) there was a list of reamers for sale and 6.5x55 was on it.Thaine "Begging hands and bleeding hearts will always cry out for more..." Ayn Rand "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here, we might as well dance" Jeanne C. Stein | |||
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i just meant that i did not want to buy one and then never use it again. the gunsmith will be using it, not me. let me look into another site and get back to you. -Matt | |||
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Buy a reamer and tell the smith he can keep it if he knocks a bit off the price of the barreling job. | |||
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134) 6.5 X 55 – Clymer – PTG rework, solid pilot - $50 Here is one in our own classifieds Mike Legistine actu? Quid scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I have gotten very good, sound advice and guidance from the members of this forem and was a little disturbed that a new member's request was met with insult and ridicule. Not everyone understands or is aware that most people who use tools don't let others, save for a limited few, borrow, rent or otherwise get their hands on someone's tools. Not everyone is aware that a scratch, nick, bump can ruin a precision tool. All that was needed was a quick courtious explanation of how things generally are with tools. Virtually everyone has something to offer at some time and we should welcome new members looking forward to the time they can be of assistance to ourselves and others. | |||
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Perhaps there would have been a different response if the question had been posed something like: "I would like to have a barrel chambered for 6.5x55 but my gunsmith does not have the reamer. Does anyone know where I may rent or borrow a reamer" instead of "I need a reamer and i don't wanna spend big bucks buying or renting one on a site for a one-time use." Do you see how the way in which the question is posed could elicit such a response? | |||
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I understand totally Jim's reply..... I bought a 6.5 X 55 reamer from Manson for $85 and would sell it for $50. It's only chambered one chamber. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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I would agree with the Malm's point that the question could have been worded differently but someone new to this forum should be afforded the benefit of the doubt. He probably went away thinking "What a bunch of P---ks" | |||
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“New to this forum†does not mean “new to life!†| |||
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not new to life, just new to being around people too self-important to simply answer my question. if the answer is "generally, that's not done" then that was all that needed to be said. but i am glad some got to be assholes, apparently some people live for that and i wouldn't want to deny you that. just asked, thinking someone might have one sitting around that they wanted to make a few bucks on or that i could make their purchase worth it by renting it and maybe even pay it off for them. i already checked with my gunsmith and he said he would buy one but the price of my job would go way up. so i thought "gee i will ask some experienced guys what they think." apparently i have to go buy a "wording for dummies" and know just what combination of words might upset someone into treating me like a little kid. i am a moderator on another site like this one and the question i asked and the WAY i asked it, would stir no great debate there, and in fact did not when i asked it there. if any of you asked ME something that required an explanation i would simply give it and not take the opportunity to act like a jerk. -Matt | |||
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i have to add that a few guys were very helpful and i am looking into the ideas given to me. thanks to those members. -Matt | |||
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maybe i was too firm in that post and i have given it more thought. i guess the whole point i want to make is, there is a lot i know that maybe you guys don't, just like the inverse is true, for instance in this thread about reamers. if you had asked me a question you were unsure of, if i was knowledgeable on that subject i would try to help you out, build your knowledge, and try to make the shooting community STRONGER through the conversation...not make shooters in general look like standoffish jerks. -Matt | |||
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Try reamerrental.com they are in Oregon. I just returned 500a2 reamer to them. It was clean and sharp when i got it. Seem like good people to me and a reasonable price. And yes some of these guys take things said too seriously. Sometimes this can be caused by having more dollars than cents? Frugality is not a bad thing. I hope not or i am really BAD. Dick | |||
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thanks, man. that helps. the only issue i might have, and it's one of the reasons i wanted to rent from someONE and not some company, is that i can't spout off the exact time to be sent back because my gunsmith has a 30 day wait right now on projects. apparently it's a busy time of year. i assume because of the varmints being out and the weather nice enough to go to the range. -Matt | |||
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Can't hurt to call them. Seemed to me in talking to them that if you could schedule within a week +or- it could work. For i think $7 more you can have the reamer for 2 weeks instead of 3 days from the time you recieve it till the time you have it back in the mail. Dick | |||
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When did common sense get reserved to a particular subject matter????? What would be wrong with: “I’m putting together a rifle on a tight budget and would like to know what I can expect to pay for a used reamer or what it costs to rent one?“ Had the question been posed like that I will guarantee you that you would have 50 posts with people offering to help or leading him in the right direction. But, Noooooooooooooooooo! He comes on like a tightwad (which is probably correct) looking for a hand out, and then gets pissed when someone points out the silliness of his question. If my views on this make me a prick...then so be it. | |||
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If you borrow or rent someones reamer you get their specs like NECK, throat, leade. Do you want to neck turn? Do you want the chamber a bit oversized to feed and function as a repeater or tight for super accuracy. Are you shooting VLD or round nose bullets. Get one turned to YOUR specs. Your options are [LIST]#1 Buy the reamer, sell it for about a 30% loss. [LIST]#2 Buy the reamer, you smith keeps it and knocks 50% off the barrel job. [LIST]#3 Find another smith a 6.5 reamer [LIST]#4 Kevin Weaver of Weaver rifles will supply the reamer at your specs for no extra charge on the rebarrel. [LIST]#5 Buy a used one, get it reground. use it then sell it[ LIST]#6 Not to sound like a smart ass, buy one and keep it for a loaner  | |||
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I just ran that up the flagpole and saluted .LD  | |||
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rick, i am not a tightwad, i just thought there might be a cheaper, easier way than renting one, waiting until it gets here, using it, trying like mad to get it back on time after waiting on the gunsmith, and then worrying that the gunsmith might have done some damage to it that i will have to pay for. again, with the rude response. how am i to know what combination of words YOU specifically would like me to use? perhaps another member might chastise me for THAT word arrangement, were we to arrive at one that doesn't make you bitch? and show me where in my post it says i expect a handout. show me where i expected something for nothing? i damn sure wouldn't make light of someone's expense and time and i sure as hell wouldn't expect someone to just send me one out of the blue and hope i return it. i am done with this topic, as i don't see any reason to argue or explain any longer. i choose not to argue with assholes or women...you and Mr. Flagpole can pick which you would like to be today. -Matt | |||
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In keeping with the spirit of yesterday, I'm Rick's bitch today  .Seriously dude, just buy the reamer. Way better, for all the reasons iterated above. LD | |||
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Feel free to choose your words and phrase your questions/comments however it pleases you...and I will reserve the right to do the same. | |||
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glad to see you guys have a sense of humor. I read my first post again and I just don't see how that could be taken badly, I am not the sort to beg for handouts or demand anything but I suppose you have no way of knowing that. In the interest of me being able to use this forum and not having some ongoing feud with anyone, I will thank those who have helped me and leave it at that. -Matt | |||
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Matt, I don’t think anyone was at all pissed off until we got called a bunch of pricks for responding to what, at least three of us, felt was a pretty foolish question. Don’t take it personally, there have been similar questions on here in the past and they pretty much got the same variety of answers. Hey, at least you stood up for yourself and that gives you a plus in my book! By the way...I need a date this weekend and I really don’t feel like going through all the hassle of calling someone, so could I borrow or rent your girl friend/sister/wife...or all three?  | |||
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didn't know it was a foolish question. i am pretty new to building rifles...this is my first real project...to me at this point "can i rent a reamer" is sort of like "can i rent your hammer" just a tool...guess i learn something new every day. hell no you can't borrow my gf...they are precision instruments and if you messed her up i would be really mad. ya dick! lol i don't have a gf...perhaps because i ask foolish questions??  -Matt | |||
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Matt, I read the post earlier and also found the request foolish. Quote" and show me where in my post it says i expect a handout. show me where i expected something for nothing?" When you asked for to "borrow" a reamer that would constitute a handout and asking for something for nothing in anyone's mind. Why anyone with a lot of money invested in reamers would loan you one, not even knowing you is beyond me. Secondly your comment that "and then worrying that the gunsmith might have done some damage to it that i will have to pay for." That same worry certainly should be present if you borrowed or rented a reamer from a member here. Did you suspect that you would be free of any responsibility for the care of the reamer if you were fortunate enough to find one here? I personally can not imagine starting out in any forum by asking to borrow a tool. | |||
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custom... i included the "borrow" because on another forum a guy told me "some people might even let you borrow one, just ask." for all i knew, that was something that happens regularly. you'll notice i offered to pay for it, and no, i didn't think damaging it would be any less my fault depending on who owned it. i DID think that a company would charge my card for the whole amount and still keep the reamer, if it were damaged, while i might be able to work something out with an individual. i really don't want to rehash this, i do that kind of stuff enough at work. (managing a restaurant, 17 year olds on staff, 'nuff said). -Matt | |||
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Jim Kobe will probably let you borrow his sister Philis! | |||
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Granted it wasn’t a reamer...but just a day or two ago a guy asked where he could get a certain screw for his rifle and malm popped right in and offered to send him one. You will meet some of the most generous guys around on here but it’s smart to let them make the offer rather than for you to ask for it. That to me is just common sense and courtesy and has nothing to do with this forum or rifle building. Bottom line (for me anyway) if you don’t know me well enough to have my home phone number then you don’t know me well enough to ask to borrow my tools. | |||
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sounds good. i am glad this went as it did instead of erupting into childish fighting. i sure didn't do much to help on THAT part, I know. -Matt | |||
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Matt, Let me leave you with one piece of advise for future tooling needs. Find a gunsmith that has the tooling and equipment to do the job. If he isn't properly equipped, then either find one who is, or, let him take care of any necessary rentals. This is his area of expertise. Let him track things down. | |||
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Matt, Now that all the dust and feathers have settled and we did not completely dip you in tar and cover you with them. Welcome to AR. | |||
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Hey, Chic...go to the “persistent rust†thread. A guy might be in the market for a rust bluing job. Seriously! Excuse me...just looked again, it’s the “Rust never Sleeps†thread. | |||
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