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Default Speaking of Building a Gun in the Garage... Rifling?

On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:05:36 -0400, "Joe AutoDrill"
wrote:

Does anyone out there actually have the tools and know-how to rifle the ID
of a barrel?

If someone truly wanted to build a home-made weapon, could the process of
making the ID of the barrel rifling be farmed out?

How would you do it?

Any old sod can build a smooth bore barrel IMHO. ...Well, any old
metalworking sod.

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For really old technology, look up the Foxfire books. Blacksmithing
and gun making were in one of the first five, I believe. Fellow used
a small metal cutter gradually shimmed out with paper. Guide was
wood. The article also showed how to construct the wooden guide by
laying out the twist with paper, then whittling it out.

For myself, it looked like too much work unless no other technology
was available.

Pete Keillor

Pete Keillor