New Barrel Caliber Stamping ?
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I have the stamps. Engraving looks way better. - dan
I would have expected whoever did the profiling / fitting etc. to at least stamp caliber and possibly twist rate. I've made jigs to stamp these either on the mill or a "clamp on" to keep them straight and evenly spaced. "Freehand" usually just looks wonky.
Hmmm, never had a single person say my freehand stampings looked wonky. I do remember getting compliments on on my finished work.... Geezz, 95% of gunsmithing is freehand.
Laser or Machine engraving is nice but stamping works fine how ever I would suggest practicing as it is not as easy as it appears to get nice results as shown in Guntechs picture. Stamping many components and plates in my line of work a nice trick to help keep a straight line is to use a piece of sticky emery paper to butt the stamps against. Then you only need to worry about the spacing.
I kept damaged steel tape measures just for hand stamping... tape it to the barrel and use the edge to place the stamp against... being right eyed I stamped backwards... right to left and sighted down the edge of the stamp for spacing. It worked well for many years until my eyes got a bit wonky and straight lines ceased to exist for me.
What's a Laserpecker? Looks good.
Most of us did it that way...
That looks really good, guntech!
I take it you stamped it and them worked over the surface to take off the displaced material, while finishing it? Seen so many barrels that were simply stamped and left as-is, and I think that adds to the image of stamping with a hand stamp, equaling being crude.
Depending on where a fella is, it might not be a bad idea to see if there is an 'old-school' trophy and gift type shop around that has a Pantograph Engraver.
Definitely not. I'd have to ask, but probably many multiples of that much.
But you can definitely do more with them than you can with punches. They'll engrave whatever you want. I made a real quick and dirty shotgun mag tube clamp and laser etched our multigun logo on it for fun-
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Laserpecker 2, the one I use most, is $700 USD.
LP3 does most metals and plastic.
LP4 combines 2 and 3 in one machine $1600 USD.
Mine cost a bit more, but fast shipping was included ( and taxes).
I'm thinking about selling my 3 and getting a 4.
LP3 does most metals and plastic.
LP4 combines 2 and 3 in one machine $1600 USD.
Mine cost a bit more, but fast shipping was included ( and taxes).
I'm thinking about selling my 3 and getting a 4.
Laser is the new way.
You can add more..with today’s variety of caliber and reamer floating around
), caliber is not enough - neck diameter is added on anything custom like neck .330.
On multiple barrel for same gun - I got a Borden Rimrock written Bartlein .30BR .330 Neck barrel # 1 and then other same + barrel # 2.
Try that with punches..you must be dam good to line up everything perfectly on two barrels !
You can add more..with today’s variety of caliber and reamer floating around
), caliber is not enough - neck diameter is added on anything custom like neck .330. On multiple barrel for same gun - I got a Borden Rimrock written Bartlein .30BR .330 Neck barrel # 1 and then other same + barrel # 2.
Try that with punches..you must be dam good to line up everything perfectly on two barrels !
