How to hold a TC Contender barrel for threading.

[Dusty Stevens]

So which bearing should one use then? As to not be "cheap".

Youll need a wide double row caged roller bearing not a ball bearing. You can press a sleeve in it to tap spider screws into

 

[urbanrifleman]

Youll need a wide double row caged roller bearing not a ball bearing. You can press a sleeve in it to tap spider screws into

Pillow blocks have those.

Btw, your die is here.

 

[Ksracer]

Dang it....

 

[jsanford]

I can do Contender barrels and longer ones where I don't have to remove action with this ball bearing steady rest I made.
Tarey
Will have to find the pics of the contender barrel dialed up and threaded.

Willing to send a few more pictures of this setup? looking to do something like this