Technically, a competent riflesmith could run a AI finish reamer in and that's the job done.
But this can only be done if the headspace on your rifle is pretty dead on.
If it's not, the barrel needs setting back a little so that the new reamer cuts a new chamber, not a modified standard one. This would be done to get headspace correct.
The AI series was designed specifically so you could just run a reamer in.
Cost at would be the price of the reamer, about £150, and the time of the 'smith which would vary depending on which method needs to take place
How much do you think it would cost jcs?
What is wrong with the cheaper dies?
How about getting your standard .243 die reamed with the AI reamer??
Probably not cost effective...
Hi everyone, I was just wondering wether any .243 barrel can be re chambered into an ackley? And if so how much would the work cost?
Spot on Yorkie. I have run a 6mm06AI for 8 years. Most accurate rifle I own and once fire formed properly and trimmed once brass never has to be touched again.
I'm not sure you get an Ackley for the extra speed. OK, 100 fps is nice if you achieve it, but a deer at normal ranges will not tell the difference between an Ackley and a non Ackley. I love them because of the accuracy I have experienced from these cartridges, they are a bit different to you std calibre and they make you learn about reloading, accuracy and ballistics.
Nothing wrong with liking something a bit different. If we all had .243's, .270's and .308's the world would be a very boring place.