Barrel turning.

[Rescue35]

So the blanks arrived from Green Mountain. (Not the coffee people)



2 are 7.62mm (.308) and 2 are 6.8mm (.278)


Here is a picture of one of the 6.8mm turning in progress.


Have to get them down from 1.25" to about .5"

Note, if they had not already been turned on centers (I check to make sure the OD was concentric to the bore) I would not have been able to use the chuck.

[AmBraCol]

So how's it going?  Have them down to spec yet?  What are you building?

[Rescue35]

It's slow going on this little lathe. I'm down to .75" after last nights work. I'm starting with the 6.8mm. The plan is to leave it about 24" long and install it on the Marauder.

[airpuffhunter]

are those 1:12 barrel twist ?
hope it goes well, in the accuracy department

[Rescue35]

6.8mm = 1:11

.308 = 1:10

[airpuffhunter]

How is your proyect going?.

[Rescue35]

How is your proyect going?.

Fairly well so far.
http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php/topic,36435.0.html
I hope to do a little more work on it this weekend.

[airpuffhunter]

thank you looking good in the other thread