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djm3808
10-22-2011, 09:27
I'm putting a new barrel on an old Mauser action and will be cutting it down to desired length, does anyone have experience with or preference for a barrel crowning tool that doen't require a lathe? [Help]

Thanks
OneGuy67
10-22-2011, 11:03
Check this out. It SEEMS pretty easy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-y8lNlnLMM
BPTactical
10-22-2011, 11:06
Check this out. It SEEMS pretty easy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-y8lNlnLMM


Bubba at his best to be sure!
OneGuy67
10-22-2011, 11:10
He can't hold a candle to you, my friend! But, if one was interested in trying it out for himself, it seems like it isn't that hard to do...!

I'll bring you the rifle after I screw it up!
BPTactical
10-22-2011, 13:26
The disillusionary thing about that vid-for what he has invested in the crowning tooling it is probably more cost effective to have a Smith do it for a single rifle. If you are doing multiple rifles then the cost of tooling to do it correctly (lathe) becomes prohibitive.
djm3808
10-24-2011, 07:12
The disillusionary thing about that vid-for what he has invested in the crowning tooling it is probably more cost effective to have a Smith do it for a single rifle. If you are doing multiple rifles then the cost of tooling to do it correctly (lathe) becomes prohibitive.

Sounds like good advice after watching the vid, I don't need all that tooling for a one time deal.
SA Friday
10-24-2011, 07:17
Saw-zaw.[Stooge]
BPTactical
10-24-2011, 08:02
Saw-zaw.[Stooge]


Hack!

Pipe Cutter[Coffee]
SideShow Bob
10-24-2011, 21:26
Hack!

Pipe Cutter[Coffee]

Don't forget the reamer to clean up the burr after the pipe cutter.
TFOGGER
10-24-2011, 21:28
Don't forget the reamer to clean up the burr after the pipe cutter.

Jus' waller it out a bit with an undersized drill...[Help]
BPTactical
10-24-2011, 21:56
Jus' waller it out a bit with an undersized drill...[Help]

You guys are just so......Bush League!

Grinding stone on a Dremel. The worn out bushings on the Dremel make for a neat swirly pattern.[Coffee]
SA Friday
10-24-2011, 22:03
You guys are just so......Bush League!

Grinding stone on a Dremel. The worn out bushings on the Dremel make for a neat swirly pattern.[Coffee]

Hell, that's practically what he did! [ROFL1]. Did you see him go at it with the brass rod and abrasive polishing compound? OMG.... I can see doing something similar, but the way he was rotating the drill around?

BTW, I'm pretty sure he said to HACK off 6.5 inches and then marked it at 5.5 inches. I just couldn't make myself watch it again to confirm if I was right or not.
BPTactical
10-24-2011, 22:08
Hell, that's practically what he did! [ROFL1]. Did you see him go at it with the brass rod and abrasive polishing compound? OMG.... I can see doing something similar, but the way he was rotating the drill around?

BTW, I'm pretty sure he said to HACK off 6.5 inches and then marked it at 5.5 inches. I just couldn't make myself watch it again to confirm if I was right or not.

Well thats how you get symmetry out of the crown! Shoots around corners more gooder.

As far as his measuring methods- BATF approved tape measure????
BigNick73
10-24-2011, 23:09
What's with the fancy tools, everyone knows the proper way to crown a barrel is to use a ball bearing or round headed screw and some lapping compound. [ROFL1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OorpZlG28fI

I'd actually like to know if this really works.
blacklabel
10-24-2011, 23:20
A bolt with lapping compound was the first thing that I thought of. It was popular with the bubbas on SKSboards.com when I used to post there.