barrel finish?

[spitfire_er]

Looking to reproduce this barrel finish for a customer. I haven't tried it yet, but I always thought this was done with a DA or a Palm sander and a chosen grit of sandpaper, say 60 or 80. Anyone in the know?

 

[DaveTooley]

Yep palm sander and 80 grit or there abouts.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

That one you actually need about 320 on a good polished barrel and the lathe turning as slow as itll go

 

[LVLAaron]

I looked at this thing 6-7 times today thinking about it - It really looks like some kind of rotary tool was used to gouge it up.

 

[Gabe22BR]

20-40 grit get ya that finish

 

[Dusty Stevens]

The top one here is 80 grit at 418rpm and not moving fast. The bottom one is 240 grit at 40 rpm going back and forth very fast. Just did these tonite

 

[Bc'z]

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The top one here is 80 grit at 418rpm and not moving fast. The bottom one is 240 grit at 40 rpm going back and forth very fast. Just did these tonite

I bet if you do 1 with a Rolock conditioning disk would look pretty spectacular.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I bet if you do 1 with a Rolock conditioning disk would look pretty spectacular.

Send me some ill try anything. This is the 3m velcro brown and yellow

 

[Dusty Stevens]

They look rough but they are very smooth. Cant even hardly feel it with a fingernail

 

[Bc'z]

Send me some ill try anything. This is the 3m velcro brown and yellow

Barrels or Rolocks

 

[LVLAaron]

Or you could just use a Krieger. They come pretty close to that from the factory.

(Joke. Krieger is my first choice... but man, the factory finish is that of a dull beaver operated by an apprentice.)

 

[JPB3]

Dan Dowling !

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Barrels or Rolocks

Either way

 

[spitfire_er]

I've got some barrels sitting around im going to do some testing. I've seen them done like the one in Dusty's photo, but these that I have a next level nice. They have a pattern but don't if that makes sense. As mentioned before very smooth finish.

I might have to pick up a palm sander and try this, I don't think a DA sander will give the proper effect.

I'm not sure if you would need to start from a polished barrel, but I would think a smooth finish to start would be needed.

 

[Mulligan]

Yep,
that is a Dan Dowling

Wizzle Finish

It was developed by a gunsmith out of NY state. about half a zillion years ago.
There was a really good article about the finish in Precision Shooting, maybe a million years ago????

Dan uses a 1/4 sheet sander (grit-I have no idea) while the barrel is spinning (speed- no clue) in a lathe. NOT your good lathe....... looks like an older wood lathe that has been converted?????

Contact Dan at waldog173@gmail.com

CW

 

[AccelR8]

I'm not sure if you would need to start from a polished barrel, but I would think a smooth finish to start would be needed.

Just tried it as an experiment on barrel I'm profiling right now. It's at .005 per rev with a roughing tool.
Yep you need a smoother finish than that.

 

[Skedaddle Shooter]

Dan Dowling !

Yep,he’s been doing the “swizzle finish” for a very long time.