Rifle Barrel Shortening

[Donzie]

Donzie,

Where did you get this idea from???

From a guilded master riflesmith.

[tlagnhoj]

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[Donzie]

Sorry to tell you that either he lied to you OR he had no clue what he was talking about. Is a "guilded master riflesmith" anything like a sulfur crested nuthatch?

Sorta like it, a thing most others only see in magazines.
He was a member of the American Gun Makers Guild. Google it.
I know it can be done with the action on(I have done it) I also know it can be done with a hack saw and a cordless drill.
What I gotta ask is why not? I could see a hobby smith doing it because they don't have the barrel vice and wrenches needed.

[RifleGuy]

To do it correctly in a lathe, you need to use a four-jaw chuck. Not all bores are concentric (centered within the O.D. of the barrel).

I've yet to see a 3-jaw chuck which would truly center a piece of stock... there is always misalignment.
That said, my employer is not known for stocking the finest in machinery.

[RifleGuy]

Please don't tell me that I can't do a crown with a carbide tool... That would disappoint me a great deal

I was just referring to the an alternative method of cutting a crown...

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=6...ROWNING-CUTTER

The approach for the hobbyist gunsmith without access to a lathe.

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