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
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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
Check this out. It SEEMS pretty easy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-y8lNlnLMM
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!
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.
Saw-zaw.[Stooge]
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.
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.
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.