Shilen is having a small swap meet today that includes a tour of the shop. I though I would share some pictures with y'all because it was pretty cool.
Let's start with some barrel blanks.
Here we have a barrel getting it's cherry popped so to speak. Behind him another barrel is being reamed. The drill bit is pushed through, the reamer is pulled.
Here is the drill bit he is using.
Here is where the rifling is swagged in.
Here is the button that does the work. It is pulled through with a hydraulic ram.
This is what sets the pitch. It twists the barrel as the button is being pulled through.
Here is another shot of the machine. It's the only one they have ever used to rifle barrels here.
Let's start with some barrel blanks.
Here we have a barrel getting it's cherry popped so to speak. Behind him another barrel is being reamed. The drill bit is pushed through, the reamer is pulled.
Here is the drill bit he is using.
Here is where the rifling is swagged in.
Here is the button that does the work. It is pulled through with a hydraulic ram.
This is what sets the pitch. It twists the barrel as the button is being pulled through.
Here is another shot of the machine. It's the only one they have ever used to rifle barrels here.
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