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I have a Remington Sportsman 78 (same as 700) SA action with buggered threads. Looks like the threads were galled pretty bad. A barrel will only go in about half way. No! I did not do it. I would like to get a new barrel installed at some point. Is there hope for this action? Can it be rethreaded oversize? Is a remage barrel still a viable option?

There are a couple of options. The threads could be chased with a standard tap and maybe straighten up to take a standard threaded barrel in which case a Remage nut could be used. The other option is to use an oversized tap or single point cut the threads oversize. This would require oversized barrel threads too, no problem when starting with a barrel blank, but rules out a Remage nut setup.

As stated above, if you are just cleaning up the threads, this might be a cheap option.

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I have a tap for the threads, 1 1/6-16TPI. end that receievr and I can chase the threads. If they are too far gone I can single-point them

There are several 'Rem-Age' suppliers that will do the tenon threads .010 oversize. If you end up going that way, please have someone do it that knows what they're doing.

Good shootin'. -Al

Fug a Rem-Age, have Jim do it right.

Send it to Kobe.

OP,
There are numerous 'smiths that specialize on Rem/Clone builds that are more than capable of chasing or single point cleaning up the threads.....that do NOT work on blacksmith manufactured Mausers....for various reasons.

3 threads on each side of the compression point is all that is required w/ a 60degree thread...any other threads are only for alignment purposes.

Thank you Mr Personalitty but, how in the hell will that fix his problem? I think the cold has frozen your brain.

If you try to clean the threads up with a tap and it proves to be successful it would be the cheapest option but if it does not work you can still have the action salvaged by doing at least part of the process of "blueprinting" it. You can have the face of the action trued up and cut the same pitch threads bigger until they clean up. You will have to buy a new unthreaded barrel at this point though. If it were mine I'd center the action in my lathe and chase the threads to clean them up. In less than an hour I'd be done. If you have half the threads intact right now I bet this would work.

Einstein,

Chasing the thread would require a taper & bottom 1-1/16"-16tpi tap(s) to clean up the galled receiver threads.

Single point cutting to clean up or to cut oversized would require indicating the receiver in a lathe to the bolt raceway/bore.

Bbl/SALVAGE nuts are for DIY Plumbers.

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Okay Know it all, I am aware of all of the so-called methods you mention, nothing new or do you have any idea of how many of these I have repaired by using both methods. No, go back to your hallowed Remingtons and your tig welder. I am thinking your brain has been saturated with Argon gas

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Sounds like the action is galled, not the tube.

Op, can you bang a picture of the threads that are galled? It's tough to quote the easiest answer without knowing the scope. Could be simple....Could be a single point job.

Tough to say without knowing how much material is not where it belongs.

I have already discussed this with someone and have a path forward, but since you all like pics, here they are. Looks like only the first 5-6 threads are buggered.





The threads on the barrel are also buggered up by the shoulder. I am guessing that an overly tightened factory barrel combined with shortcuts in its removal caused this.