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Post by woodyz on Feb 21, 2013 17:17:32 GMT -7
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Post by hunter63 on Feb 21, 2013 17:50:01 GMT -7
We have one around here that I know of, and as it turns out I found out about him, yup one guy, getting older, but still taking orders, when I purchased a odd caliber rifle. As the rifle was based on a Mauser '98 action, I was having some work done, on the safety, The gunsmith asked me if I knew this guy, and it turns out he makes "proofing barrels, sniper barrels, and tournament barrels.....and a few sporters. obermeyerbarrels.com/If making your own in a TEOTWAWKI.....I would guess you would need plenty of salvage....or going back even further, very good black smith skills. The Foxfire Book series outlines the old methods. |
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Post by insaneh on Feb 21, 2013 18:31:20 GMT -7
I'm a machinist and I can't even imagine how they did that stuff back then.
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Post by wtrfwlr on Feb 21, 2013 22:32:56 GMT -7
There is one fella here in my town that makes his own. He is a black powder guru and does the whole deal from start to finish from bar stock! I have been in his shop many times but was always asked to leave after I had mopped up my drooling....
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Post by Redneckidokie on Feb 22, 2013 3:35:40 GMT -7
Good read, thanks.  |
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Post by geron on Feb 22, 2013 4:31:44 GMT -7
Fascinating.
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Post by USCGME2 on Feb 24, 2013 7:48:07 GMT -7
I enjoyed this read. Thanks.
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Post by karatediver on Feb 25, 2013 8:56:40 GMT -7
I saw them making rifle barrels by hand in Colonial Williamsburg. They were cutting the rifleings in the barrels using long rods with special blades on them that carved the grooves in the barrels. If they could do it like that in the 18th century without computers or electricity we should be able to figure it out now.
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