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wgr
10-09-2010, 08:23 PM
anyone here that can taper a barrel?
John Taylor
10-10-2010, 12:54 AM
Are you talking contour? Round or octagon?
I do both daily.
wgr
10-10-2010, 11:37 AM
[QUOTE=John Taylor;1023087]Are you talking contour? Round or octagon?
I do both daily.[/QUOTE

its a round barrel blank got it from white shooting systems back when they were in business.its 1 1/16 th. in. 28in. long. i would like a straight taper on it starting 4 1/2in. from the breach end down to around 7/8in.
John Taylor
10-10-2010, 01:48 PM
No problem, can get to it in a couple weeks. Do you want me to do the draw filing after machine?
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l132/johnptaylor/millingoctagon-1.jpg
white eagle
10-18-2010, 07:12 PM
Looks like a Cincinnati mill is it ????
MtGun44
10-18-2010, 11:29 PM
NICE setup for doing octagonal barrels! You do not see horizontal mills much anymore.

Thanks for hanging around on the forum - I have some machine tools and aspire to do
more personal gunsmithing work. I always pay close attention to your posts. I have
the indexing head and a small vert mill - but the bed is too short for bbls.

Bill
John Taylor
10-19-2010, 10:07 AM
It's a Brown & Sharp #2. I think it's older than me, probably used in WW2.
I don't know where I got the idea that we were talking octagon taper, I'm getting old I guess.
frankenfab
10-19-2010, 10:14 AM
"Thanks for hanging around on the forum .........I always pay close attention to your posts......."

I would like to second that. Thank you, John, for taking the time.
rtracy2001
10-20-2010, 10:09 PM
So can a military stepped barrel be turned down to some reasonable faxsimilie of a smooth sporter taper without adversely affecting barrel strength?
John Taylor
10-21-2010, 09:41 PM
So can a military stepped barrel be turned down to some reasonable faxsimilie of a smooth sporter taper without adversely affecting barrel strength?

Yes!!