Rifled Smoothbore?

[thomas]

Rebel,

I like Jackie Brown, but most of his guns use hydraulic tubing for barrels. These tubes are formed around a mantle and then the mantle is pulled out. So, they will leave marks which I guess some people could mistake for straight rifling. There's nothing unsafe about the barrels. Most of his barrels shoot pretty good. I've had several of his barrels unbreeched and looked down the barrels and these marks are very common. To keep prices down, the marks are not polished out. :v

Thomas

 

[LittleMoe430]

Hydraulic tubing? Pardon my ignorance...Could you explain what that is?

 

[rich pierce]

That would be steel tubing built specifically to withstand the high pressures of hydraulic applications, on heavy lifing machinery.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Sure sounds like rifling to me Rebel, let us know how it shoots. :grin:

 

[musketman]

Thomas, these are not just marks in the bore. They are evenly spaced grooves and ridges, all about the same width, from the muzzle to the breechplug. I can feel them at the muzzle with my finger, and see them going straight down the bore by shining a ight down the bore.

And there is no twist, not even a slow one, say 1:98 inches?

If it is truely straight then I would have to say them are fouling grooves designed to make loading easier between cleaning...

 

[Capt. Jas.]

I concur with Thomas

 

[Rebel]

Heck, what do i know. All i know is it has evenly spaced ridges and valleys running the length of the barrel and i can feel them with my finger inside the bore. If it isn't straight rifling, it should have the same effect as if it were. They are deep enough to be shallow rifling. Did Jackie ever use real barrels in his guns, say back in his early days? This is an older gun, not a new one. It has J Brown engraved on the top flat of the barrel. I don't know much about Jackie's work, so any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[thomas]

Rebel, Why not just talk to Jackie Brown himself, I believe this is his new home # 1-662-665-9935. Maybe he can answer what your wanting to know!

Thomas

 

[lockjaw]

...jackie posts on this board... historical trekking ...go ask him :winking:

 

[Rebel]

Thanks Thomas. I may just have to give him a call. Take care.

 

[Hoyt]

Rebel..he posts over on Historical/Trekking..matter of fact he was discussihng his hydralic tubing barrels over there on a "What Smoothebore Topic" It's not the new topic of the same name, but you have to go to the older topics and on the second page you will see it.

 

[Rebel]

Thanks Hoyt, I see he post here now too. Maybe he will see this topic and respond. Take care.