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Fire Lapping a Barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 799516" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Thank you Bart !!!</p><p></p><p>I was beginning to think I was the only one that did not abuse barrels. I have re barreled many barrels that had been abused one way or the other and hate to see a quality barrel like the Krieger Fire Lapped. </p><p></p><p>I know that seasoning or breaking in a barrel takes time but it is well worth it. (There is no free</p><p>ride) taking short cuts leads to bad things. That is the big difference between a good smith and </p><p>a bad one.</p><p></p><p>To save money a person that though he needed to lap a barrel used the rubber abrasive tips that</p><p>are used on a Dremel tool to "Fire Lapp" his barrel. When I bore scoped it, it looked like it had been through two wars. It ticked me of to see a fine barrel treated this way so I declined to re barrel It</p><p>not knowing what he would do next.</p><p></p><p>The logic is very simple, "ONCE YOU REMOVE BARREL MATERIAL YOU CANT PUT IT BACK" And if you taper the bore it is worthless. Barrel makers go to great lengths to Gage bore diameter and most </p><p>reject them if the barrel has more than .00005 difference end to end.</p><p></p><p>Gun smiths and barrel makers rejoice , this means more barrel jobs and faster barrel burn outs.</p><p></p><p>PS : I did follow the instructions to the letter and 5 min. between shots (1 hour and 20 min is plenty</p><p>of time to allow the barrel to cool for 10 shots. And everyone that wants to try it should, that way,</p><p>they can learn the hard way. I promise not to try and talk anyone out of doing this anymore In fact I should encourage it because it is job security for lots of gun smiths.</p><p></p><p>As my signature states "Press ON"</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 799516, member: 2736"] Thank you Bart !!! I was beginning to think I was the only one that did not abuse barrels. I have re barreled many barrels that had been abused one way or the other and hate to see a quality barrel like the Krieger Fire Lapped. I know that seasoning or breaking in a barrel takes time but it is well worth it. (There is no free ride) taking short cuts leads to bad things. That is the big difference between a good smith and a bad one. To save money a person that though he needed to lap a barrel used the rubber abrasive tips that are used on a Dremel tool to "Fire Lapp" his barrel. When I bore scoped it, it looked like it had been through two wars. It ticked me of to see a fine barrel treated this way so I declined to re barrel It not knowing what he would do next. The logic is very simple, "ONCE YOU REMOVE BARREL MATERIAL YOU CANT PUT IT BACK" And if you taper the bore it is worthless. Barrel makers go to great lengths to Gage bore diameter and most reject them if the barrel has more than .00005 difference end to end. Gun smiths and barrel makers rejoice , this means more barrel jobs and faster barrel burn outs. PS : I did follow the instructions to the letter and 5 min. between shots (1 hour and 20 min is plenty of time to allow the barrel to cool for 10 shots. And everyone that wants to try it should, that way, they can learn the hard way. I promise not to try and talk anyone out of doing this anymore In fact I should encourage it because it is job security for lots of gun smiths. As my signature states "Press ON" J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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