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secrets of straightening a barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 511559" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I have visited the barrel shops and you are right.</p><p></p><p>Most of the problems now days come from the stress relieving process or the contouring.</p><p></p><p>Barrel blanks are normally straight and the drilling has gotten better, But when the stress </p><p>relieving is not set up right that will warp the barrels and when the contouring is rushed </p><p>problems will occur.</p><p></p><p>At one barrel shop the operator was taking the excess material off in 2 cuts in order to </p><p>speed up production I had some issues in the past with barrels with run out (Not straight)</p><p>and wanted to see is I could spot the problem because I was having to turn the barrel </p><p>down to true it.</p><p></p><p>After speaking to the shop foreman I was told that this was the way they had allways done</p><p>it and I was to picky (A good possibility) but I get other barrels that are straight from other </p><p>makers. </p><p></p><p>The long and the short of it is, that I no longer buy barrels from him.</p><p></p><p>I check all barrels between centers (End to End) and measure Total indicated run out.</p><p></p><p>Start with a good barrel and the outcome will be good !!!</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 511559, member: 2736"] I have visited the barrel shops and you are right. Most of the problems now days come from the stress relieving process or the contouring. Barrel blanks are normally straight and the drilling has gotten better, But when the stress relieving is not set up right that will warp the barrels and when the contouring is rushed problems will occur. At one barrel shop the operator was taking the excess material off in 2 cuts in order to speed up production I had some issues in the past with barrels with run out (Not straight) and wanted to see is I could spot the problem because I was having to turn the barrel down to true it. After speaking to the shop foreman I was told that this was the way they had allways done it and I was to picky (A good possibility) but I get other barrels that are straight from other makers. The long and the short of it is, that I no longer buy barrels from him. I check all barrels between centers (End to End) and measure Total indicated run out. Start with a good barrel and the outcome will be good !!! J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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