About homebrew.357

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81
About homebrew.357
Biography:
Retired, Air carft engineer
Location:
Auckland
Interests:
engineering, lathe metal working, hunting
Occupation:
Job was Electroplating, Air NZ

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  1. 2post
    2post liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    You know I`ll have to agree with you, I`m slowly improving my system and thought the fast twist would cause problems ,but no and I`ll have to say this is the best barrel I have done. I`m very tempted...
    Liked On: 27-09-2018, 08:49 PM
  2. Scooby
    Scooby liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    Well no, my state of the art cutters are made from T C tipped saw blades and as I`m hand cranking slowly through the barrel with my top of the range C N C set up there`s no wear on the cutter. My...
    Liked On: 27-09-2018, 10:36 AM
  3. Husky1600
    Husky1600 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    Well no, my state of the art cutters are made from T C tipped saw blades and as I`m hand cranking slowly through the barrel with my top of the range C N C set up there`s no wear on the cutter. My...
    Liked On: 26-09-2018, 08:03 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    Well no, my state of the art cutters are made from T C tipped saw blades and as I`m hand cranking slowly through the barrel with my top of the range C N C set up there`s no wear on the cutter. My...
    Liked On: 25-09-2018, 08:21 PM
  5. takbok
    takbok liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    At the back of the lathe is the setup for rifling register of the six groves, a bracket with a arm is bolted in place and the arm has a pin that locates and locks in a round disc with the evenly...
    Liked On: 25-09-2018, 06:02 AM
  6. takbok
    takbok liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    You know I`ll have to agree with you, I`m slowly improving my system and thought the fast twist would cause problems ,but no and I`ll have to say this is the best barrel I have done. I`m very tempted...
    Liked On: 25-09-2018, 06:02 AM
  7. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    At the back of the lathe is the setup for rifling register of the six groves, a bracket with a arm is bolted in place and the arm has a pin that locates and locks in a round disc with the evenly...
    Liked On: 24-09-2018, 05:15 PM
  8. Scouser
    Scouser liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    At the back of the lathe is the setup for rifling register of the six groves, a bracket with a arm is bolted in place and the arm has a pin that locates and locks in a round disc with the evenly...
    Liked On: 24-09-2018, 01:50 PM
  9. 257weatherby
    257weatherby liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    At the back of the lathe is the setup for rifling register of the six groves, a bracket with a arm is bolted in place and the arm has a pin that locates and locks in a round disc with the evenly...
    Liked On: 23-09-2018, 09:11 PM
  10. mikee
    mikee liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    At the back of the lathe is the setup for rifling register of the six groves, a bracket with a arm is bolted in place and the arm has a pin that locates and locks in a round disc with the evenly...
    Liked On: 23-09-2018, 08:35 PM
  11. csmiffy
    csmiffy liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    I suppose with the right set up they could be used, but I think they are hardened so no good for cut rifling and the time it takes I don`t need to practice. Maybe after I wear out the Sharps barrel...
    Liked On: 23-09-2018, 01:57 PM
  12. takbok
    takbok liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Blank barrel
    I know this is getting boring but have just bored out a .443" hole in my last bit of 4140 steel shaft and rifling it to a 1-18" twist, it`s a hard job but some one has to do it. ;). It will be 27"...
    Liked On: 22-09-2018, 10:06 AM
  13. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Hawkins plains rifle project
    Flaming heck, 6 years on and you've just read it, just shows what you can do with some number 8 wire AND a bit of steel tube with a few groves in it, :cool:
    Liked On: 05-09-2018, 09:45 PM
  14. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making A Quigley Sharps Rifle on my lathe.
    Hi guys , I`m going to start on making the barrel for this Sharps rifle , so will start a new post just for this and give you an idea of how it was done on my lathe. Will stop this thread from...
    Liked On: 05-09-2018, 06:35 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making A Quigley Sharps Rifle on my lathe.
    Hi Toby, Yes, I self taught my self I suppose over the years, if you had a car you had to fix it yourself, a garage cost to much, My first "gun" was made of water pipe, using black powder and used to...
    Liked On: 05-09-2018, 06:32 PM
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