Polishing or Not - Chambers?

[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.