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Originally Posted by TAJ45
This was an estate purchase. Owner was a national champion early 2000s iirc. He called this 001xx Swindlehurst rig "Spanky".....
I was going to shoot a fun match, so grabbed some Lap Red Box, Eley Black and Rem Green w Eley on label .
NONE would chamber. Best l can guess is maybe 2.5mm worth would start but absolutely would go no further.
I asked a few rf shooters at the mixed match and one had an idea.
I will never compete even semi seriously w it. Selling is an option awa altering to shoot reasonable quality ammo.
Solutions are solicited.  |
Virtually all real 22RF 'match' and BR chambers force the driving band of bullet into the rifling when the bolt is closed.....they don't just 'plunk' into the chamber like a normal 22LR does.
The amount of rifling engagement differs as these specialized chambers are done for specific ammo. That's where swapping ammo back and forth in chambers on real-deal 22LR target rifles can at times pose a problem.
It's probable that there's nothing whatsoever 'wrong' with the chamber. Be aware that these target chambers may require the occasional use of a toothed little tool to remove the carbon and leading in the throat with "may" being the important word, here.
Inspecting the chamber/throat with a borescope and identifying and correcting any cleaning-related issues is the first thing to do. If you have any questions, get the gun into the hands of someone that knows RF target chambers and builds these guns to help you out.
These guns are specific and extremely specialized. Leave any nail setters, punches, hammers, trowels, etc. in the toolbox....
This chart shows just a few of the different reamers that PTG has for specific ammo. There are many, many more variations! You can easily see the significant differences that can give issues when mixing different ammo and chambers:
Good shootin' -Al