Conversion to 300 AAC BLACKOUT reamer

[rsilvers]

I would like to know how many barrels exist. I am guessing 3000?

[Titleiiredneck]

In what, whisper or blackout?

[rsilvers]

Whisper, 300 Fireball, and 300-221.

BLACKOUT there is about 1000 barrels.

[Titleiiredneck]

ALOT more than 3k, i have and have had atleast 9 over the last 5 years. 1 from GAP, 3 from spook, 2 from noveske, 2 from a local, and getting spook to build me another one in the next week on a howa.

My guess, over 20k i know of atleast 9 smiths who make them on a regular basis for customers. But I will never own a blackout for 3 reasons, 1) I have a shitload of brass and can make brass without reaming my match chamber 2) the blackout offers nothing over my chamber now 3) it's a "AAC" product.

[sha-ul]

Originally Posted by Spook

Thanks now instead of being able to sell them a barrel, I can compete for who rechambers whisper barrels most inexpen$ively! ...just what I needed, more tool inventory to help me make less money.Brilliant.

do you have one of the conversion reamers? if so , how what do you charge to touch up a brand new unmounted Savage bbl?

[Titleiiredneck]

Originally Posted by sha-ul

do you have one of the conversion reamers? if so , how what do you charge to touch up a brand new unmounted Savage bbl?

I dont think spooky doo does "yet", I belive he was bieng a smarty pants about having more work for less money now May wana send him a pm.

[Spook]

Originally Posted by sha-ul

do you have one of the conversion reamers? if so , how what do you charge to touch up a brand new unmounted Savage bbl?

OK, market research needs to know, Why do you want to rechamber?

[alorton]

Originally Posted by Spook

OK, market research needs to know, Why do you want to rechamber?

I assume it would be to fire factory ammo without concerns of less freebore causing pressure issues. I had considered it but my 300FB Noveske is supposed to be within spec for the 300 BLK anyway.

[alorton]

Originally Posted by Titleiiredneck

ALOT more than 3k, i have and have had atleast 9 over the last 5 years. 1 from GAP, 3 from spook, 2 from noveske, 2 from a local, and getting spook to build me another one in the next week on a howa.

My guess, over 20k i know of atleast 9 smiths who make them on a regular basis for customers. But I will never own a blackout for 3 reasons, 1) I have a shitload of brass and can make brass without reaming my match chamber 2) the blackout offers nothing over my chamber now 3) it's a "AAC" product.

From what I've read I would have to agree there are more than 3000 of them around. JD has been making the Whisper for a while and if you count Model 1 300 Fireball setups you may be looking closer to 10,000. Obviously this is a WAG on my part.

Titleiiredneck, what is your beef with AAC?

[rsilvers]

Originally Posted by alorton

I assume it would be to fire factory ammo without concerns of less freebore causing pressure issues. I had considered it but my 300FB Noveske is supposed to be within spec for the 300 BLK anyway.

Yes, evidently Noveske, on their own and before 300 AAC BLACKOUT was known to them, also decided to increase throat dimensions over their earlier barrels.