Thread: Gunsmith for Barrel straightening

I bought a rifle 2nd hand that appears to have a minor bend in the barrel.
I'm after a recommendation for someone who might be able to straighten it.
Any gunsmiths close to Auckland?

Shane Longney in Te Puke did one for me a few years ago

Originally Posted by Cooper

I bought a rifle 2nd hand that appears to have a minor bend in the barrel.
I'm after a recommendation for someone who might be able to straighten it.
Any gunsmiths close to Auckland?

David Dwenn has retired. If the rifle is worth bugger all then I'd take it to reloaders or GC. The hassle of courier to Dean Maisey may not be worth it unless it is special

in the dim recess of my mind i thik they have a video out there on that.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

in the dim recess of my mind i thik they have a video out there on that.

There was an old one about in one of the ww2 factories. Had a big flywheel press for straightening barrels. Old mate doing them quick as

H&K still doing ALL the 416 barrels hammer forged rifling and using the same technique to straighten them.
Most likely the same machine as in the Mauser factory considering they picked up the left overs from Oberndorf.
Bloody krauts!

Glynn press and V blocks
Or a hydraulic shop press

If you know someone with either I can tell you how to do it

Really quite easy if you have a good eye
But there are a few tricks

You could get a horse to roll on it. That bends barrels.

Originally Posted by John Duxbury

You could get a horse to roll on it. That bends barrels.

Quad bikes are good at bending them too
Should could be good for unbending

Originally Posted by John Duxbury

You could get a horse to roll on it. That bends barrels.

Get it to roll in the other direction though

Anyone with a lathe and dti will be able to do it, quite a simple operation. As long as it's not fluted!

Should say Fly Press

Used to thwack them on a timber block, but it was a learned skill how much thwack to thwack with - least you bend it too far and end up with a pretzel.

Originally Posted by No.3

Used to thwack them on a timber block, but it was a learned skill how much thwack to thwack with - least you bend it too far and end up with a pretzel.

So is it a Thwaack or more of a thwwackkk, I guess it depends how the curve is?

Originally Posted by johnd

So is it a Thwaack or more of a thwwackkk, I guess it depends how the curve is?

I am actually not too sure. If you search for the clip you should find the older gent who was demonstrating the technique using a big block of timber and said barrel held by the muzzle and thwacked at the outside point of the bend over the block of timber. Was eye-opening to say the least. Bang, check, bang, check and twist, bang - pronounced good to go.