Doc Hunter Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 What is the proper way to lengthen the throat (leade) on a 1911 barrel. Reamer, if so will a "finish" reamer do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 That will do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Hunter Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks Benny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 A normal chambering reamer will cut a normal chamber and leade. If you need a longer than normal leade, you need a throating reamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Let's keep in mind that in the world of custom 1911 gunsmithing, the phrase "throating a barrel" traditionally means something completely different than what is being discussed here. Throating a barrel means to recontour and open up the entrance to the chamber, to create a smoother and less abrupt "funnel" to direct the cartridge into the chamber. I mention this because there seem to be a number of 1911 shooters who are posting about their feedway malfunctions, and in several instances it has been recommended that a throating job will solve the problem. I can see some serious confusion arising (particularly among the beginners) if they think they're supposed to be lengthening their chambers in order to stop feedway jams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Agreed. This used to be called "freeboring" a barrel (deepening the lead) "Throating" referred to altering the feedramp to improve feeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Let's keep in mind that in the world of custom 1911 gunsmithing, the phrase "throating a barrel" traditionally means something completely different than what is being discussed here. Throating a barrel means to recontour and open up the entrance to the chamber, to create a smoother and less abrupt "funnel" to direct the cartridge into the chamber. I mention this because there seem to be a number of 1911 shooters who are posting about their feedway malfunctions, and in several instances it has been recommended that a throating job will solve the problem. I can see some serious confusion arising (particularly among the beginners) if they think they're supposed to be lengthening their chambers in order to stop feedway jams! True. But I believe the reamer that's used to add freebore is called a throating reamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titandriver Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) From Clymers website: Sometimes called “freebore reamers”, throaters are used to extend the throat of a chamber in order to give more clearance around the bullet. Wonder if they do that just to bamboozle the beginners? :-) Edited April 4, 2013 by titandriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo45 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) Ain't no trainee but this kinda bamboozled me too. All I can tell ya is I took my Para 16 Limited and some 1.200 DC Ammo to Shay at Akai Custom Guns and he gave me back a 1911 platform that runs anything I want to load up. Still donno what the reamer is called. Don't need to! That's why I got a superior gunsmith. Ron US Navy Aviator - ex NRA Life USPSA FY63917 SoFla Pistol Club Lucky enough to be born American Edited April 4, 2013 by buckaroo45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Last time I got into one of these discussions about throating and leade on here I got ridiculed for trying to prove a point. Hope this post doesn't go that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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