Chamber crooked?

[dieselchessy]

talked to him question him on why the barrel was an inch and a half longer. He said the barrel I got would not work at 22”, I said I’ll call benchmark, who does a lot of work with him and if he knew I wanted 22” why would you not call and say something. Benchmark confirmed it was a 22” finish I got and told me to have the gunsmith call them. Benchmarks customer service has been awesome to work with.

How are you measuring when you say the barrel is such and such a length?
Barrel length is measured from the bolt face. If your measuring from the front of the action then you'd be 1.5 to 2" long on your measurement.

 

[Hunter609]

How are you measuring when you say the barrel is such and such a length?
Barrel length is measured from the bolt face. If your measuring from the front of the action then you'd be 1.5 to 2" long on your measurement.

From the bolt face is just shy of 23 and a half, he acknowledged that but said it’s because I got the wrong barrel, benchmark says they sent a 22” finish length

 

[dieselchessy]

From the bolt face is just shy of 23 and a half, he acknowledged that but said it’s because I got the wrong barrel, benchmark says they sent a 22” finish length

Seems like it would be a matter of looking at the shank and barrel length in front of the flutes. If there is only an inch or so at the muzzle in front of the flutes, then the excess length would have to be in the shank if there is excess length.

Did the smith leave a really long shank on the barrel, or excess length at the muzzle?

 

[SDHNTR]

Cut and run man.

 

[Hunter609]

Seems like it would be a matter of looking at the shank and barrel length in front of the flutes. If there is only an inch or so at the muzzle in front of the flutes, then the excess length would have to be in the shank if there is excess length.

Did the smith leave a really long shank on the barrel, or excess length at the muzzle?

Shank is long

 

[Hunter609]

Cut and run man.

Having it picked up tomorrow, looking like a waste of $1300

 

[BBob]

Shank is long

You and he might get lucky if there’s enough length to fix the chamber.

 

[Hunter609]

You and he might get lucky if there’s enough length to fix the chamber.

Ya but he says there’s no issues so I’m just going to get the rifle. I’m not seeing him offering anything to help the situation.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Ya but he says there’s no issues so I’m just going to get the rifle. I’m not seeing him offering anything to help the situation.

Did he shoot it? I would 100% ask him to shoot it and show you a 3 shot group.

 

[Hunter609]

Did he shoot it? I would 100% ask him to shoot it and show you a 3 shot group.

He’s supposed to tonight

 

[Hunter609]

You and he might get lucky if there’s enough length to fix the chamber.

Here’s what it looked like the first time I was told it was done, it was supposed to be midnight bronze.

 

[dieselchessy]

Shank is long

Shank doesn't look horridly long for a 30 Nosler. The barrel end after the flutes looks a touch long. Looks like both ends could be trimmed.

Cutting back the shank will make the barrel inlet look crappy. He may have left it long to fit the barrel inlet of the stock.

Seems an odd set of circumstances dealing with a supposed Machinist who reportedly misses very large visual discrepancies.

 

[Hunter609]

Shank doesn't look horridly long for a 30 Nosler. The barrel end after the flutes looks a touch long. Looks like both ends could be trimmed.

Cutting back the shank will make the barrel inlet look crappy. He may have left it long to fit the barrel inlet of the stock.

Seems an odd set of circumstances dealing with a supposed Machinist who reportedly misses very large visual discrepancies.

Inlet is for a sendero, I didn’t want to wait on a stock

 

[Ucsdryder]

Inlet is for a sendero, I didn’t want to wait on a stock

Did he shoot it?

 

[Hunter609]

He did not he is setting it back fixing the chamber and getting it to the correct length

 

[Diced]

He did not he is setting it back fixing the chamber and getting it to the correct length

Him not shooting it before sending it back is not a great sign. Most factory rifles get shot before being sent back from warranty repair.

 

[Hunter609]

He said he was going to do the work today and shoot it this weekend, out to 1000yards show me the groups and have it ready Monday

 

[Lawnboi]

If it makes you feel any better Iv got a carbon wrapped benchmark blank that’s a $1200 tomato stake as well. And it’s the second I got from the smith.

If you don’t get taken care of please mention the smith in the thread so people know who to avoid. I sure wish I would have known before shipping my rifle off.

 

[Diced]

He said he was going to do the work today and shoot it this weekend, out to 1000yards show me the groups and have it ready Monday

OK good

 

[Ucsdryder]

He said he was going to do the work today and shoot it this weekend, out to 1000yards show me the groups and have it ready Monday

Sooo….