22 Rimfire barre choices/recommendations

[doninreno]

I am about to buy, have chambered and install a new barrel on my 1964 production Rem 40X (screwed up by SOMEONE with a cleaning rod in the last 55 years, so now shoots shotgun patterns instead of rifle GROUPS!) and am pondering what barrel and what reamer? I have a Lilja on an Annie I have and like that a lot and a benchmark 2 groove on a Kimber 82G that shoots OK, but throws an occasional flyer (ammo? Bedding? haven't figure that one out yet), but have MANY Kriegers on center fires that shoot very well....so the choices are likely one of those three. Any advice/recommendations? Next thing would be a reamer choice....and I have several options available...several friends have offered their owned reamers to me..one is a Nevius reamer, one is a 429417 Lilja Match RF finish reamer From PTG and then there is the possibility of having a reamer custom ground for me. I have not made an ammo selection yet, but am tending toward maybe LAPUA Center-X, Wolf Match Extra, or maybe SK Pistol Match (which a lot of us have found to shoot VERY nicely in a rifle). So now I am wondering about what reamer and ammo combination and looking for input/comments/suggestions on all that. Main use for this 40X will be Mini-Palma (which is basically f-Open for .22LR shot at 100 yards using f-Open rests, etc.) I would be interested to see what kind of input/experiences any and all of you have had!

Thanks!

 

[lapuaBR]

I slug a lot of 22cal blanks and i like Shilen ratchet. Mueller as well if you can get one. Benchmark usually slug out well also Krieger and Bartlein are good if they are perfect from one end to the other. Some are not and they dont taper lap their barrels.
The Nevius is a solid reamer as is the JGS Match. Good luck Lee Gardner Precision

 

[1813Benny]

Shilen or Krieger with the Nevius reamer.

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

Nevius reamer set at 0.030 off the ogive with a Benchmark 3G .900 or HV reverse taper if you can wait 9-10 months for it or a Shilen 4G ratchet .900 or .850

Lee

 

[grauhanen]

Perhaps the OP stopped wondering what experiences others had some time after posting his question two-and-a-half years ago.