Gunsmithing CLE Krieger Barrel

[BuildingConceptsllc]

Just so everyone here knows about another option: I sent my whole upper to craddock precision. It took a few months (which Paul told me would be the case from the get go) . I sent it to them as planned in mid December and they called me last week to tell me it was shipping. I haven't gotten it yet but between all the emailing back and forth and their shop calling me to ask about the barrel being painted or not ect, it's been a good experience so far. They offer a CLE chamber, which is what I got, to match my other CLE rifle.

I will update when I get it and shoot it.

 

[HerCoStarNTheBeaverPictur]

Just so everyone here knows about another option: I sent my whole upper to craddock precision. It took a few months (which Paul told me would be the case from the get go) . I sent it to them as planned in mid December and they called me last week to tell me it was shipping. I haven't gotten it yet but between all the emailing back and forth and their shop calling me to ask about the barrel being painted or not ect, it's been a good experience so far. They offer a CLE chamber, which is what I got, to match my other CLE rifle.

I will update when I get it and shoot it.

What is the benefit of sending in your upper?

 

[BuildingConceptsllc]

What is the benefit of sending in your upper?

I didn't have to mess with it and it was a minimal charge and they have the bolt. It's a left hand side charger and was just easier to send. It's a 16" barrel with a carbine gas too so I just thought it wold be safer to get right

 

[FisherT&C]

I believe all freebores are a minimum of the groove diameter. 308 Win freebore is .310, but the 223 Rem are closer or at groove dia.

This is true of 223. I believe there is room for improvement on a lot of things. If a reamer cuts a .224 freebore diameter on a .224 groove diameter that doesn't leave any compensation for tool wear. Making a couple dimensional changes on a reamer is not a big deal with JGS and Manson, whom I use for my custom reamers.

 

[wind gypsy]

Huh. Interesting. Why aren't any of the standard reamers 0.2250 ish or at least 0.2245 freebore diameter?

In the OP pics its still ugly how uneven the lands are. On @Greasegun's pics it looks like the land wasn't touched at all on one side so that means it must be at least 0.0025" off center if there is at least 5 thou difference in land and groove dimensions?