Welding Rod
Member
I have a Kimber 1911 (Grand Raptor) that has a chamber that is too tight. With the barrel removed cartridges won't drop in. They have to be pushed in with considerable thumb force to seat the last 1/16 - 1/8 inch. I have regular feeding issues (failure to go completely in to battery) as a result. The extractor tension is good and it is properly fit.
This is with several domestic loads as well as with my handloads with a couple different .452" lead bullets.
Kimber won't pay to ship the gun back, and they won't let me send in just the barrel to get it fixed - they demand the whole gun.
Is there a way to do a proper job at home polishing out 1 or 2 thousands without screwing up the edge in the barrel that the front of the case headspaces on? Any tools or bit made for this job? I have a nice Foredom tool, but don't want to bubba it up either.
Thanks
This is with several domestic loads as well as with my handloads with a couple different .452" lead bullets.
Kimber won't pay to ship the gun back, and they won't let me send in just the barrel to get it fixed - they demand the whole gun.
Is there a way to do a proper job at home polishing out 1 or 2 thousands without screwing up the edge in the barrel that the front of the case headspaces on? Any tools or bit made for this job? I have a nice Foredom tool, but don't want to bubba it up either.
Thanks