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Fixing a buggered 22 RF chamber #16117149 05/26/21
Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 64 M MustardMan OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP MustardMan Campfire Greenhorn M Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 64	Have a Swiss 96-11 training rifle with a perfect bore but the chamber (22 LR) has been messed with and cases bulge ahead of the rim and the extractor won't pull them out. As the bbl is 31" long, wondering if there is any alternative to a full relining ? Thoughts on who could fix it ? Thanks.

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Re: Fixing a buggered 22 RF chamber MustardMan #16117790 05/26/21
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 3,284 minnesota Jkob Campfire Tracker
Jkob Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2003 Posts: 3,284 minnesota	Can it be set back? How is the barrel fitted? +Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild

Re: Fixing a buggered 22 RF chamber MustardMan #16117993 05/26/21
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,103 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,103 Annapolis, Md.	If the bbl is set back would it screw with forearm in letting? On the face of it, sounds like a liner is the way to go. Spitballing here. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Fixing a buggered 22 RF chamber MustardMan #16118294 05/26/21
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 615 Texas K Kp321 Campfire Regular
Kp321 Campfire Regular K Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 615 Texas	At one time, some smiths would reline the chamber only. It would be doable, just would take some precision alignment and machining. I remember seeing an article in the 1960’s about using a portion of a Chevy high performance pushrod as a chamber liner.

Re: Fixing a buggered 22 RF chamber MustardMan #16121413 05/27/21
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,980 C Castle_Rock Campfire Regular
Castle_Rock Campfire Regular C Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,980	Easy job to Bush the back end of the barrel

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Re: Fixing a buggered 22 RF chamber MustardMan #16121432 05/27/21
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OnTheBeach Campfire Member O Joined: May 2021 Posts: 259	I agree can you suggest anyone to do it ?

Re: Fixing a buggered 22 RF chamber MustardMan #16121873 05/27/21
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44mc Campfire Regular 4 Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,921 north east fla	any machine shop can do it if they have the reamer

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