04-18-2014, 03:37 AM
Part of my curiosity stems to the unusual design of the Grendel's throat. Depending on a number of things, including how much metal is removed by the roughing reamer, a Grendel reamer may wear differently than a less complex one. It is possible to get extra life from a reamer by using carbide of one of the various coatings, but the basic wear pattern would remain the same.
I found it interesting that Winchester did not use a coating on their roughing reamers (I bought one on eBay not long after the plant closed*).
* I thought that I was buying a finish reamer. **
** I also learned that one should never go to the eBay site soon after an injury, least if you are taking muscle relaxants and prescription pain meds.***
*** It is amazing how much money you can spend quickly on neat stuff that you do not need. See ** above.
I found it interesting that Winchester did not use a coating on their roughing reamers (I bought one on eBay not long after the plant closed*).
* I thought that I was buying a finish reamer. **
** I also learned that one should never go to the eBay site soon after an injury, least if you are taking muscle relaxants and prescription pain meds.***
*** It is amazing how much money you can spend quickly on neat stuff that you do not need. See ** above.