Bellm TCs

	Get the caliber and twist you want or salvage a rusted, pitted, or damaged barrel by reboring it to a larger caliber. When I did mostly custom rifle work, I also did a lot of cut-rifle reboring of barrels, such as reaming and rifling a .30/06 barrel to .35 cal. then cutting the chamber neck and throat for .35 caliber to create a .35 Whelen. P.O. Ackley's old barrel machinery is here in storage, not set up to operate. However, just north of us is a newcomer to the field of cut-rifle reboring, Jesse Ocumpaugh. Jesse is doing outstanding cut rifling work. His cut rifling is superior to most any cut rifling I have seen anywhere.
	Currently, Jesse is tooled to do the following calibers and twist rates only: .338 cal. ( .339" groove diameter) .35 cal. ( .359" groove diameter) .375 cal. ( .376" groove diameter) .405 cal. ( .412" groove diameter) .44 cal. (.431" groove diameter) Choice of twist rates as short as 1-9". 3-groove only. Reboring TC barrels opens the doors to many possibilities. Examples of what can be done. I have done quite a few custom projects rebored by Jesse, and each one has resulted in a superb set-up from muzzle to breech, well worth the added cost. The Principles Behind What Can Be Done: First, the desired chamber must be appropriate for the gun. Larger diameter rounds the same headsize as .444 Marlin & .308 Win. types like .307 Win. must not exceed about 45,000 psi in the Contender. Ammo that is factory loaded hotter than this should not be chambered in Contender barrels. To get one of my favorites, very popular here, .357 Rem. Maximum in either a Contender or Encore: Start with anything with a smaller bore than .35 and a chamber smaller than that of the .357 Rem. Maximum. This would include: .22 LR .22 Mag. .22 Hornet & K-Hornet .222 Rem. .223 Rem. 6mmx .223 Rem. & 6mm TCU 6.5 TCU 7mm TCU .300 Whisper .32-20 .32 H&R Mag. .35 Cal. Options for the Contender can include: .35 Rem. and .35 Rem.-Rimmed (cases made from .30/40 Krag brass) .358 Bellm .358 JDJ These should all be done in 14" or longer barrels. .41 cal. options in the Contender and Encore: .41 Mag. .414 Super Mag. Good .338 cal. options include .338/06 & .338/06 Imp., .338 Federal, or .338 Win. in an Encore: For .338/06 you have to start with something that has an existing chamber shoulder diameter smaller than that of the 7mm-08 & .308 Win. chambers and having a bore size smaller than .338 of course. This can include include the various .22 cals such as .22 Hornet and ..223 Rem., .22-250, .25/06, and .270 Win. The .243 Win, 7mm-08, and .308 Win. can be rebored and rechambered to .338 Federal, .338/06 Imp. & .338 Win. Mag. 7mm Rem. Mag. can be converted to .338 Win. Mag. .35 cal. options in the Encore include .35 Whelen, .35 Whelen Imp., .35 Brown-Whelen, .35x.338 Win. Mag., and .358 Norma Mag. The standard Whelen must be done in a barrel with a chamber shoulder diameter the same size as .30/06 and the shoulder located no farther forward. For example, in addition to all the smaller chambers with shoulder diameters smaller than that of the .308 Win. types, .25/06 and .270 Win. can be converted to the standard .35 Whelen, but the longer bodied .280 Rem. cannot. Rebore/Rerifle, choice of twist rate $225. Jesse is tooled to cut rifle .338 cal. and larger. Reboring requires recrowning as well. My precision recrown is $50 additional, so figure the total cost of reboring $275. Most rechambers are $100. Due to special interest and emphasis on .357 Rem. Max, rechambering to .357 Rem Max is $75. While TC barrels are our main interest, Jesse specializes in M336 Marlin, Win. M94, Savage M99, and Remington M760 rifles. He also rebores other rifle barrels as well. For General Rifle Work, Contact: Jesse Ocumpaugh 715 South 6th St. Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Phone: (541) 942-1342 Fax: (541) 942-7533 JES Reboring.com For TC Barrel Reboring and/or Rechambering Work, Contact: Mike Bellm 3388-B Merlin Rd., PMB 402 Grants Pass, OR 97526 Phone: (541) 956-6938