How long?

gunsmiths are such and interesting sort. I guess when god hands out talents he doesn't hand all of them out to each person. Its like some sort of rule if you are good technically you're bad at personal relationships. I see the same thing with handyman on homes, when they start out they are awesome but then get too busy and don't wanna bother anymore. I always say if you are too busy, raise your prices or simply say you can't help someone. charge enough to make it worth doing and not hate the job. Or just say I can't help you. it damages your reputation trying to straddle those lines and just ends up making you look bad.

for a company like LRI raise all prices 15-20% and have a full time person that does nothing but answer the phone and respond to inquiries. pair down the work and services offered to those that produce the highest profit margins. if you can't build a 22 dasher and do the job well, don't offer it. seems simple stuff but like I said gunsmiths are an interesting sort.
 
So... The guy I talked to Wednesday, swore he'd call me back yesterday. Still waiting...

I think next week I'm just going to have to try like heck to get somebody on the phone, which has been virtually impossible, and just tell them to give me my money and my parts back. And start over. And yes, I had to pay up front. Going on over 8 months ago now.

- DAA
 
Curious why you didn't order your own reamer?

I've done it in the past for just a one time deal, got the barrel chambered then sold the reamer.
 
I've had bad luck ordering my own reamers. Send in a reamer print with zero freebore and it shows up with .060. More than once. I think that is because I was ordering from PTG, who I've heard from a ton of people have had the same kind of experience. I think I'll try JGS this time.

But for a lot of years, Greg Tannel did all my barrel work. He does throating and necking as separate operations so getting exactly what I asked for, exactly, every time, was never an issue and there was no need for either him or me to order a reamer.

- DAA
 
DAA said:
I've had bad luck ordering my own reamers. Send in a reamer print with zero freebore and it shows up with .060. More than once. I think that is because I was ordering from PTG, who I've heard from a ton of people have had the same kind of experience. I think I'll try JGS this time.

But for a lot of years, Greg Tannel did all my barrel work. He does throating and necking as separate operations so getting exactly what I asked for, exactly, every time, was never an issue and there was no need for either him or me to order a reamer.

- DAA
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PT&G say no more....BTDT.

Gave up on the over 15 years ago, JGS all the way.
 
The last reamer I ordered was 20 years ago from PT&G, outstanding to work with then. They made my 22-204 reamer and set it up with a 6mm pilot so I could rechamber 6x47 Rem barrels. Sad to hear they have gone down hill.

Times were better then, I was able to work with PacNor to build my 25-204 barrel, they spent time with me to get the chamber right and were able to do it with out ordering a custom reamer, now you can barely anyone on the phone .

Hornady custom shop was great making my 25-204 sizing die again lots of phone time and they got it right.
 
if you order a reamer custom. its kinda a specific deal. if you wanted off the shelf you wouldn't even call to order it. like I said charge extra, if you can't help them or otherwise don't want to. people need to just say so.
 
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