long in the planning, finally in the making.
i haven't been documenting this very well but finally stopped to take some pics today.. thought i'd share some teasers.
the barrel is from a shilen match grade stainless 1-14" blank. (didn't have the camera for that.) all work is on my atlas 12x36" lathe and milling attachment.
lining up centers to make the indexing cut in the shroud:
milling a rough external profile and ejector slot:
sides roughed, ejector rod mortice finished lout with a ball end: (note indexing cut in top.)
test fit:
original barrel for comparison.. i like the 3" so much better.
also notice that the extra length allowed me to switch to a full-length ejector rod.
next up is to cut the final external contour on the shroud and to cut the forcing cone and crown on the barrel.
i haven't been documenting this very well but finally stopped to take some pics today.. thought i'd share some teasers.
the barrel is from a shilen match grade stainless 1-14" blank. (didn't have the camera for that.) all work is on my atlas 12x36" lathe and milling attachment.
lining up centers to make the indexing cut in the shroud:
milling a rough external profile and ejector slot:
sides roughed, ejector rod mortice finished lout with a ball end: (note indexing cut in top.)
test fit:
original barrel for comparison.. i like the 3" so much better.
also notice that the extra length allowed me to switch to a full-length ejector rod.
next up is to cut the final external contour on the shroud and to cut the forcing cone and crown on the barrel.
