Polishing or Not - Chambers?

[happyscrounger]

i think polishing chambers started from the socalled perfectionist. in the event you end up with an oval chamber your only hope is that you can sleep at night. because you will most likely sell it to some kid with juuuust enough money. in my view the bad will out weigh the good.

[Larryjk]

I have been distracted by a thing called Income Tax. I like to sleep nights and would set the barrel back and try again if I got a "goose egg" chamber by accident. Passing such on to a non-suspecting innocent doesn't say much for a fellows integrity. Incidently some rifles used to have chambers out of round at the rear to facilitate feeding. (I won't mention Savage 99s or Winchester 88s ). A chamber polished in the lathe shouldn't end up as a "goose egg" shape. The chamber can't be turning to create a "goose egg".

A chamber cut utilizing the correct procedures should be very bright without polishing. Clean the chamber and reamer every 1/8 inch or so as to not carry a chip that will scratch the hole. It works for me.

After taxes, I am going to contact a couple of guys who have instructed at gunsmithing schools about this polishing thing.