You did well if you bought it.So oh well, but I went to another Pawn shop that has a Colt Trooper for $500. I swear it's a addiction I have to those Colt revolvers.
You did well if you bought it.So oh well, but I went to another Pawn shop that has a Colt Trooper for $500. I swear it's a addiction I have to those Colt revolvers.
Not yet but you're saying i should?You did well if you bought it.
It's easier just to use a bore-scope; the CHF barrel will look distinctly different compared to cut rifled barrels.Cut out a section, polish and etch it and study the grain structure under magnification.
Of course, the barrel won't group as well after you have done this.
Not yet but you're saying i should?
Well of course you should!
Muhahahaa.
No, Two is one. One is none. If you want two, you need three.Yea but I already got two
Heey at least i'm not new..Kids today..
Well, then we'll let you off the hook.Yea but I already got two
Yes, I went back and found out it's a "Bull" barrel, and it has the full birdcage muzzle brake.
I looked at it, it looked slightly used but not too bad. Either way not bad if I could've offered him $250, which I did but he said no because "AR parts are going all the rage these days." so I didn't buy it.
So oh well, but I went to another Pawn shop that has a Colt Trooper for $500. I swear it's a addiction I have to those Colt revolvers.
Maybe, maybe not.It's easier just to use a bore-scope; the CHF barrel will look distinctly different compared to cut rifled barrels.
I thought the same thing.I don’t know about others, but the finish pattern on the HF barrel blanks photo listed above looks neat to me - I can see that in the raw in SS with a nice action and a nice composite stock.
Actually, polygonal rifling was adopted by a certain Austrian company (and others) primarily because it is easier to do with rotary cold forging.I may be naive or just plain dumb but it doesn’t matter to me whether a barrel is CHF, button, cut, micro-groove, etc.
The only rifling that perks my ears a little is polygonal.
If you cannot afford the full monty you could always order a Ruger 10/22 target barrel. My biggest problem with CHF is that if machined after, there will be residual stress that must be relieved. How that is addressed from manufacturer to manufacturer varies.
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If it is a original Trooper based on the Python Frame and not a "new" Trooper Mk. 3 from the 70s on which was simplified and had the first MIM parts. They are not bad but don't compare with the original troopers.Not yet but you're saying i should?
Then FN must be doing it wrong.In fact there’s an article out there somewhere detailing FN’s CHF process and the engineer being interviewed flatly states that it’s more costly to cold hammer a barrel than it is for them to button rifle a barrel. They do both because at that time they had M16 and M4 contracts and the TDP called for button rifling.
I rest my case.Actually, polygonal rifling was adopted by a certain Austrian company (and others) primarily because it is easier to do with rotary cold forging.
CHF and Rotary Swaging do not like sharp edges, it is hard to pound a crisp 0.004" high step from across half an inch of steel. And, 90 degree steps are next to impossible. How much pressure and how fast you can go requires a lot of experience and good results only are possible in a narrow range. Most cold forged barrels have a slight relief on the lands to facilitate manufacture. However, something like Metford or polygonal rifling are easily done and are much more forgiving if you stray away from the optimum.
Cut out a section, polish and etch it and study the grain structure under magnification.
Of course, the barrel won't group as well after you have done this.
A few things about "hammer forged" barrels:
They are not inherently more accurate.
They are not inherently stronger.
They do not inherently last longer.
They are inherently cheaper to produce, however, you have to buy an expensive machine to do it.
Most "hammer forged" barrel are actually "rotary swaged", which uses a much less expensive machine (but, still not cheap).