Truth about DOM tubing barrels

[4575wcf]

Thanks for the plug Rudyard, I would only add that we seem to be living in times similar to what I have heard was the case during the Second World War (a little bit before my time}. Shortages of everything, expensive when you can find it, and the Fed mortgaged to a substantial amount over the GNP. I think all shooters, reloaders, and gun builders are going to be forced to become more the make doers again, or give it up.

 

[Rudyard]

Your quite welcome. Re shortages born in 1944 so I remember that stuff but I never bought any new guns just cobbled up my own & being a Yorkshireman Im'e naturally tight . So the' roll your own' became my norm bar the odd excesses. ( I bought Mick Marsh Flask tops & Steggles cappers) I couldn't match them . Buying from down at heal Maharajas wasn't for me just trade . I once took tea with three Maharajas in a day one time Nr Nagod .That sort of experience was just part & parcel of Indian forays after guns . The Proper' Rudyard' was an old India hand & spent much time in Africa as did I . He wrote earthy Poetry , I only read it . He owned a steam' Locomobile' in his later life but you cant hold that against him!.
Regards , The pallid imitation , Rudyard .

 

[smoothshooter]

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I would like to know what the current thinking is regarding DOM tubing for barrels. I am considering a smoothbore made with this type of barrel, properly breached, in .75 caliber. I know some say they are unsafe under any condition even at typical BP pressures, and others who say they are fine if made of the right alloy and of a sensible thickness.

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I would like to know what the current thinking is regarding DOM tubing for barrels. I am considering a smoothbore made with this type of barrel, properly breached, in .75 caliber. I know some say they are unsafe under any condition even at typical BP pressures, and others who say they are fine if made of the right alloy and of a sensible thickness.

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I would like to know what the current thinking is regarding DOM tubing for barrels. I am considering a smoothbore made with this type of barrel, properly breached, in .75 caliber. I know some say they are unsafe under any condition even at typical BP pressures, and others who say they are fine if made of the right alloy and of a sensible thickness.

While properly welded DOM tubing may be just fine for muzzleloader barrels, the key phrase here is “ properly welded “.
Doing things that require require technical expertise, detailed documentation, strict quality control, and accountability has always been a roll of the dice in Third World countries. To a large degree, that’s why they are Third World countries.
It’s a cultural thing.
DOM tubing barrels can and will work just fine for muzzleloader barrels. They are probably the equal of most musket and civilian fusil and shotgun barrels made in Europe and North America up through at least the early to mid percussion cap era.
Spend the extra money on a barrel from a known and reputable maker. That way you can have a face-to-face or phone conversation directly with the barrel shop owner or actual machinist who made the barrel if you find a possible problem during assembly that may be cause for replacement.
And you do not have to press 1 for English.

 

[smoothshooter]

So once again the muskets from India take a fierce beating -- even the best ones, eh?

How do you know any Indian musket is a “best one”.
Just because a metal shop in India is making good quality barrels Monday thru Wednesday doesn't mean Thursday’s barrels will be of the same quality. And then there are the potential breeching issues that others here have mentioned. Scary stuff.
The musket with a Colerain, Rice, or Getz barrel will have a higher resale value down the road with most potential buyers, allowing you or your heirs to recoup most of the higher price paid for an American barrel.

 

[necchi]

Oops. Thanks for the grammar corrections.

. & These E gajets cant spell for toffee.

I didn't correct the grammar or spelling.

maybe one day I'll make up a set of DOM barrels just to say I did it.

I'm pretty sure you will. And then after the first shot, you'll tell us how successful it is.