rifle barrel making

[greg zechman]

folks i am looking for books or videos or hammer-ins on barrel forging and drilling ...also any info on homemade boring machines....i know i am cruisin for a bruisin....thanks bugsy

 

[Bubba45]

Heres a link for ya to start your journey .[url] www.midiowa.com/toadhallrifleshop[/url]

 

[flintriflesmith]

Start with the classic 1967-8 film The Gunsmith of Williamsburg in which a very young Wallace Gusler shows the building of a complete rifle using tools and technology availble in colonial America. Shot on location in the Colonial Williamsburg gunshop and narrated by David Brinkley this was the landmark film in showing the revival of many lost skills including forge welding and reaming (not drilling) a rifle barrel.

Gary

 

[Bubba45]

Where can one find the williamsburg film? I would like to see it also.

 

[bennypapa]

Me too

 

I saw it long ago but would like to se it again

 

[dlemaster]

For information directly from the 18th century you may want to get a copy of "An Essay on Shooting" author unknowm but thought to be John Acton. Originally published in London in 1789.
It is/was available as a reprint from Rutgers Books or Ray Riling Books a while back.


This was the methods we used in the shop where I worked.

Regards, Dave

 

I have a copy of the Williamsburg video, and will loan it out for the cost of postage. PT me with an address. If I get multiple names I will make up a list and we'll work out how it should be passed on.
Bill

 

[davy]

folks i am looking for books or videos or hammer-ins on barrel forging and drilling ...also any info on homemade boring machines....i know i am cruisin for a bruisin....thanks bugsy

Bugsy this is a bit more modern but interesting .. the Lautard/Webb barrel rifling dvd for rent at Tech Video Rental. Has some other interesting dvds on gunbuilding as well! :hmm: :thumbsup:
[url] http://technicalvideorental.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=320[/url]

Davy

 

[Larry Pletcher]

I bought my copy from Colonial Williamsburg many years ago. They may still sell them. You might check their web site.
Regards,
Pletch

 

[bioprof]

Saw a copy of the Williamsburg video on the big on-line auction site e(short name for estuary) recently.

 

[Bookie]

Centaur Forge was selling them new. Bookie

 

[fitter]

You can get the Williamsburg film right from their website. I still think its about $25 plus shipping.

 

[fitter]

Just checked their website.they have a gunsmith of williamsburg film but it isn't the original.looks like a pc watered down version for $19.95.what a shame. I guess they are afraid the terrorists are going to be mass forge welding rifle barrels. i guess the original will be worth some money now.Centaur Forge has the same thing for $24.95.the old one is gone.looks like an e-bay thing.sad.

 

[C_Laubach]

http://www.williamsburgmarketplace....reId=10001&catalogId=10603&langId=-1&x=8&y=12

 

[Larry Pletcher]

Just checked their website.they have a gunsmith of williamsburg film but it isn't the original.looks like a pc watered down version for $19.95.what a shame. I guess they are afraid the terrorists are going to be mass forge welding rifle barrels. i guess the original will be worth some money now.Centaur Forge has the same thing for $24.95.the old one is gone.looks like an e-bay thing.sad.

They list it at 59 minutes. I think it's uncut. I think that Gary or Wallace would fight cutting it down.
Pletch

 

[fitter]

Pletch, I didn't recoginize your handle at first,then I checked your bio. i don't know if you remember me or not but we were room mates at the I think 1988 gunmakers seminar.I play the fiddle and was from Lancaster Pa.Now live in CA.Small world.Fitter

 

[flintriflesmith]

Just checked their website.they have a gunsmith of williamsburg film but it isn't the original.looks like a pc watered down version for $19.95.what a shame.

The only thing that is changed is the lower price and new cover art featuring a photo of one on the current gunsmiths.

 

[fitter]

FRS, Thats good news that only the cover was changed.I was in your arms decoration class in 1988.Boy how time flies.18yrs!

 

[greg zechman]

folks ...thank you for all the response toadhall and video next step...if there are any barrel forgers outthere that would like to be a **MENTOR** I would be very grateful.....bugsy :grin: :grin: