Stainless tubing/gun drill

Then you would have died laughing if you had seen me with bumper jack, Dodge
van, stack of 2x4s and a shotgun barrel.

Smoke is right as far as rifle barrles are concerned but shotgun barrels are
another matter since they are directed more by perception than sight. A good
shotgunner never sees the gun so it has to fit and shoot where it "feels"
like it should shoot. Excluding special purpose guns, that almost always
means straight

IIRC: Parker barrel fitters located their workbenches according the the
quality of light through the windows which made it easier to see if the
barrel was straight.

wdsmith
(Never could keep things straight)

> Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 21:51:34 -0000
> From: "dave_ace_me" <davemucha@...>
> Subject: Re: Stainless tubing/gun drill
>
> Hi Smoke,
>
> I can't stop laughing at your method of straightening a barrel.
> You are correct, and it can be done, but my nerves would be on edge
> if it were my gun.
>
> However, if you're in need of a demonstration, I'll be happy to put
> the bend in the barrel ! LOL. (got a barrle to use ?)
>
> Dave
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Smoke" <smoke@t...> wrote:
> > I presume you are a gunsmith too? If you have a good eye, you CAN
> simply
> > look down the bore and SEE if the barrel is straight or not.

<MID-SNIP >

> > BTW...a tip most gunsmiths won't tell you is bent barrels can be
> > straightened...sometimes just by whacking the barrel on the edge of
> a table.
> > I even saw this demonstrated.
> >
> > If you really want those bores straight, devise a means of putting
> the
> > barrel liner in tension as was done on the Take down revolvers with
> > interchangeable barrels. This idea existed long before it
> was "invented"
> > (put on the market).
> >
> > Smoke