Making a .22 barrel from scratch
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To absolutely honest for a 22 RF barrel almost any steel can be used to make a barrel.
The rebar We used for my barrel was nothing more then whats called weldable rebar.
And to be honest I don't have a clue what that means..... but I wasn't worried because what we shoot in the gun is cast bullets at a reasonably low pressure.
The hardest thing to do in making a barrel is actually the reaming. Getting a reamer to made a perfectly smooth hole may take many attempts to get perfected.
Good luck!! Dont give up, there is a great sence of satisfaction in building a gun and if it happenes to perform wonderfully its a bonus.
I had the Idea for the rebar barrel for many years and even Ron said I was crazy, hahahahahha but he is shooting one now too!
Have fun
sst
The rebar We used for my barrel was nothing more then whats called weldable rebar.
And to be honest I don't have a clue what that means..... but I wasn't worried because what we shoot in the gun is cast bullets at a reasonably low pressure.
The hardest thing to do in making a barrel is actually the reaming. Getting a reamer to made a perfectly smooth hole may take many attempts to get perfected.
Good luck!! Dont give up, there is a great sence of satisfaction in building a gun and if it happenes to perform wonderfully its a bonus.
I had the Idea for the rebar barrel for many years and even Ron said I was crazy, hahahahahha but he is shooting one now too!
Have fun
sst
- Location
- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
The mossberg style of microgroove rifling may be easier, it looks like a stone was draged through a helical path rather than a true broach.
- Location
- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
Copied these from another thread, just cuz its cool...
Awsome....but are those sight blocks held on with brass wire and bubble gum? LoL
Well if I was going redneck, Ron's Grandson said "you cant just use regular mounts" so I used gum and snare wire......... looks like it belongs
I've truly had a lot of fun with this gun, and I'm planing on making another one out of something different next yr......
Good lord willing......
sst
I've truly had a lot of fun with this gun, and I'm planing on making another one out of something different next yr......
Good lord willing......
sst
For a guy that is so rarely correct, you sure don't let that hold you back from speaking as if you knew something about it, do you?
Really starting to think a Turing Test is overdue.
Cheers
Trev
This is not Tom, but this is his gun:
That's awesome!!!!!!!!! All it needs is razor wire for a sights, case harden rolling block action, and a hand rubbed oiled,hard wood stock. No, make that a Mad Max hand grip pistol stock.....I got to build one!!!
Edit: I wouldn't change a thing!!
I love the idea of rifling a barrel, keep up the work. Man those rebar rifles are awesome, that it shoots great is icing on the cake. I would love to see an AR built on the same theme.
On the weapon guild forums there are a couple guys that have built their own rifling jigs, some complicated others down right scary that they even work. Join and search for them in the gunsmithing tool designs section. Casting boolets, weaponer, forums as well. There are several posts on how to build a boring and rifling setups.
One thing I think guys are getting stuck on is the fact that the barrel neither has to look nice nor does it have to be perfect to shoot great. My granddad's Enfield was so dark it was hard to see rifling and still shot great, was it sub moa no but it still did the job. I would love to see a homemade barrel that was able to plink gophers at 25 to 30 meters.
Sometimes it's not a matter of money and more a matter of doing and being able to have the satisfaction of building something with your hands. I have several friends with garages full of equipment for working on cars and motorcycles, they easily could have saved the time and money on the equipment to have someone else do the work. Personally I don't think you actually own anything unless you have a personal stake in either building or modding it. Once you put your mark on it then it is yours, before that your simply a consumer and its just a product.
Guys that smith and work on guns daily, we envy you dearly, you are living some of our dreams, for sharing your skill and knowledge, thank you for your posts, please keep posting.
On the weapon guild forums there are a couple guys that have built their own rifling jigs, some complicated others down right scary that they even work. Join and search for them in the gunsmithing tool designs section. Casting boolets, weaponer, forums as well. There are several posts on how to build a boring and rifling setups.
One thing I think guys are getting stuck on is the fact that the barrel neither has to look nice nor does it have to be perfect to shoot great. My granddad's Enfield was so dark it was hard to see rifling and still shot great, was it sub moa no but it still did the job. I would love to see a homemade barrel that was able to plink gophers at 25 to 30 meters.
Sometimes it's not a matter of money and more a matter of doing and being able to have the satisfaction of building something with your hands. I have several friends with garages full of equipment for working on cars and motorcycles, they easily could have saved the time and money on the equipment to have someone else do the work. Personally I don't think you actually own anything unless you have a personal stake in either building or modding it. Once you put your mark on it then it is yours, before that your simply a consumer and its just a product.
Guys that smith and work on guns daily, we envy you dearly, you are living some of our dreams, for sharing your skill and knowledge, thank you for your posts, please keep posting.
Here is a page that I found on the net. Has different rifling and barrel making pdf files ,lots of info. http://www.weaponeer.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20639&PN=1 . I down loaded a couple on rifling machine (how to make one) looks good and the file is complete. Hope this help you.
