Check out this barrel finish

[borderghost]

Can anyone shed some light as to how was this finish done on barrel , i just received this barrel and like the finish . The guy i received this from had picked this up with some other purchases , it is a 6PPC barrel , he has no other information on this barrel , there is a name Karl #1. stamped on it. If anyone has an idea , would like to know, want to have this on my barrels.

 

[paperpuncher]

DA sander while turning in a lathe produces something like that

 

[dolek]

I have no clue,but I really like it.

 

[borderghost]

yes it grows on you real fast , hope someone can shed some light , looks better in person, thought maybe some type of etching or acid dip , no clue

 

[Hal]

The first time I saw a barrel with that finish was on barrel done by Dan Doweling, that was in the late 70's. I found out it was called it his " swizzle dick finish. And as PP said I think it was done with a DA sander with the barrel in a slow turning lathe.

Hal

 

[max evans]

That might be a forged barrel

 

[geo.ulrich]

Dave Hall used to do this to his br barrels in the 70's, its where he got the nickname the whirlygig barrel man. done with a d.a. sander. Bob White also did his barrels this same finish...

 

[ridgeway]

Orbital sander

 

[Cigarcop]

The first time I saw a barrel with that finish was on barrel done by Dan Doweling, that was in the late 70's. I found out it was called it his " swizzle dick finish. And as PP said I think it was done with a DA sander with the barrel in a slow turning lathe.

Hal

You are correct

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I do it all the time. Different grits and prefinishes give way different results. I like the polished barrel then a da with scotch brite on it. Gives it a good finish. Bead blasted and 80grit is the opposite side. Itll sure shed some heat with all that surface area

 

[kendog]

With lathe in back gear an orbital sander gives the swirlygig swizzle dick look, and a vibratory sander gives a snakeskin/Damascus look.

 

[Cigarcop]

 

[jepp2]

Here is a swirl finish I had Kevin Weaver do for me.

And what he calls "snake skin" finish

 

[geo.ulrich]

The snake skin is done by stretching the plastic barrel protector over barrel and bead blasting it was something speedy used to do yrs. ago...

 

[borderghost]

Thanks for all the reply's , sometimes old methods turn out to be reborn, love the looks and the cost is great when you can do it yourself .

 

[Dusty Stevens]

The snake skin is done by stretching the plastic barrel protector over barrel and bead blasting it was something speedy used to do yrs. ago...

speedy is still doing it after his resurrection

 

[1shot]

The first time I saw a barrel with that finish was on barrel done by Dan Doweling, that was in the late 70's. I found out it was called it his " swizzle dick finish. And as PP said I think it was done with a DA sander with the barrel in a slow turning lathe.

Hal

I’ve seen that finish applied with a hand held belt sander and done on a lathe.
Lloyd

 

[butchlambert]

The snake skin is done by stretching the plastic barrel protector over barrel and bead blasting it was something speedy used to do yrs. ago...

Speedy said he had a patent on the snakeskin look, chuckle chuckle.

 

[msalm]

I polish some barrels at low rpm in the lathe by pushing 220 to 320 abrasive back and forth quickly to leave a 45 degree path. I think it looks very good for a Benchrest rifle, very much like a cylinder hone finish.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Speedy said he had a patent on the snakeskin look, chuckle chuckle.

I better get a lawyer