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What happens to shot out barrels ?

I've used several for AR builds. If you start with a 24-30" bbl and cut it down for a 16-20" ar15 bbl, you get rid of all the damage and it's likely the best ar15 bbl you can get...for free...minus some work, of course. I use the rest for dies on occasion or some other simple tool.
 
mauser284 said:
I have often wondered if a barrel would make a good choice for a sword as long as you where going to add a much harder steel for the cutting edge.
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first you would have to heat it way past it’s transformation range in order to forge it down flat. Then furnace forge a high carbon piece on to an edge, (vehicle leaf springs work great), then forge it to the General shape.

Then heat and quench to harden the cuttting edge. You would have to figure out a way to temper the 416 barrel steel while keeping the cutting edge cool enough to avoid it entering a transformation and softening.

then grind and polish to finish.

Starting with a Crome Moly barrel would be a much better choice. But heck, you can buy flat pieces of annealed and normalized 4140.
 
Would someone with the knowledge and experience please share the custom actions that share the same thread diameter and pitch as a Remington 700? I understand that there is more to it than just thread size, but isn’t it easier than cutting off and starting over? Might also lose less length since it seems that BR barrels start relatively short. Losing some length is purposeful, but thought this might be a good idea. Seems like that info would help when considering using a former benchrest barrel for a Varmint rifle, or hobby target rifle.

Thanks, Peter.
 
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Stolle Panda 1-1/16” 18tpi

Kelby Panda 1-1/16” 18tpi

Stiller Predator 1-1/16” 16tpi **

Defiance Deviant 1-1/16” 16tpi **
 
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Fuj said:
The max heavies make great go-kart live axles. A friend of
mine made buccaneer pistols. I'd give him my barrels.
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Once my last 2 kids are out of college I would like to get a lathe, end mill and metal shaper again. I regret selling my old ones years ago. It would be fantastic to make blunder bus or buccaneer pistols from scratch!

Growing up I made my own camshafts, pistons and other parts and used to chamber and thread my own barrels! The one thing I never did what would love to try is building my own engine block from billet. On thing I never wanted to do though is make my own barrel. Sometimes the learning curve, equipment manufacture and waste would be so large it is not worth trying! LOL

I am so grateful though that we have so many fantastic machinist that make custom match grade barrels in America! God Bless!
 
mauser284 said:
Once my last 2 kids are out of college I would like to get a lathe, end mill and metal shaper again. I regret selling my old ones years ago. It would be fantastic to make blunder bus or buccaneer pistols from scratch!

Growing up I made my own camshafts, pistons and other parts and used to chamber and thread my own barrels! The one thing I never did what would love to try is building my own engine block from billet. On thing I never wanted to do though is make my own barrel. Sometimes the learning curve, equipment manufacture and waste would be so large it is not worth trying! LOL

I am so grateful though that we have so many fantastic machinist that make custom match grade barrels in America! God Bless!
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In fact if I ever even tried to make my own barrel I would only do so with the idea that I would make barrels for me and a few friends so as to make it worth while.
 
STS said:
I ran short of rebar on a concrete step home job. There’s 5 or 6 of them in that set of steps.
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Probably just made a weak spot. I've torn out tons and tons of old concrete and common to see all kinds of pieces of steel in it because in the old days especially around farms they would throw everything in there. The concrete always breaks easy along the line of a smooth piece of pipe or larger hunk of steel. It doesn't bond like it does to actual rebar.
 
Bill Clifton said:
Probably just made a weak spot. I've torn out tons and tons of old concrete and common to see all kinds of pieces of steel in it because in the old days especially around farms they would throw everything in there. The concrete always breaks easy along the line of a smooth piece of pipe or larger hunk of steel. It doesn't bond like it does to actual rebar.
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Seen the same thing.
 
Bill Clifton said:
Probably just made a weak spot. I've torn out tons and tons of old concrete and common to see all kinds of pieces of steel in it because in the old days especially around farms they would throw everything in there. The concrete always breaks easy along the line of a smooth piece of pipe or larger hunk of steel. It doesn't bond like it does to actual rebar.
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You didn’t see what it did to those barrels with an angle grinder before I put them in there.
 
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