You can find the method quite well explained and illustyrated in one of the Foxfire books, I don't remember which one bute there where six of them published I believe. Otherwise there is a book by Hershel House that shows the step-by-step of forging (wraping) boring, reaming and finally rifling a barrel the old style. These books are available through Dixie Gun Works, Buffalo Forge and others.
@chapiit08 It's in Foxfire 5. FYI there are 12 Foxfire books in the series and about 10 others that are devoted to other specific old time things like cooking, wine making, etc.
I was looking on my bookshelf a couple days ago and saw my set of the FoxFire books. Check out FoxFire 5. Probably 1/3 of the book is devoted to rifle making and they cover rifling by hand.
I cut ml barrels on a homemade rack and pinion machine 1 grouve at a time. Good exercise, you walk about 3 miles 2 steps at a time rifling each barrel. You can make a nice accurate barrel if you take your time and pay attenion to business.
may i ask why you dont just hav a multi prong carbide cutter with an adjusting screw so it pushes the cutters out on a taper as you turn the screw. there would be less chance for erorr that way as it would be easier to re aligin when you adjust your tool as well as faster and more acurate. and there would not be a need to change to a different size of cutter, just a thought;)
Hi there mate. Do you knowmuch about this machine? It looks to me like the antique rifling machine I've been wanting to build. Do you have anymore info?
You can find the method quite well explained and illustyrated in one of the Foxfire books, I don't remember which one bute there where six of them published I believe. Otherwise there is a book by Hershel House that shows the step-by-step of forging (wraping) boring, reaming and finally rifling a barrel the old style. These books are available through Dixie Gun Works, Buffalo Forge and others.
chapiit08 1 week ago
@chapiit08 It's in Foxfire 5. FYI there are 12 Foxfire books in the series and about 10 others that are devoted to other specific old time things like cooking, wine making, etc.
taylortownmayor 1 week ago
is it at all possible to make the same rifling in multiple barrels i know they dont but could a private barrel maker do it
hopecamel 3 months ago
I was looking on my bookshelf a couple days ago and saw my set of the FoxFire books. Check out FoxFire 5. Probably 1/3 of the book is devoted to rifle making and they cover rifling by hand.
taylortownmayor 3 months ago
I cut ml barrels on a homemade rack and pinion machine 1 grouve at a time. Good exercise, you walk about 3 miles 2 steps at a time rifling each barrel. You can make a nice accurate barrel if you take your time and pay attenion to business.
johnhenery100 4 months ago
please add me to the list. Great subject... to bad the video is so short?:)
stonedagin1 8 months ago
@stonedagin1 americanlongrifles . org/forum/index . php?topic=13239.0
Ibringthetruth1 5 months ago
may i ask why you dont just hav a multi prong carbide cutter with an adjusting screw so it pushes the cutters out on a taper as you turn the screw. there would be less chance for erorr that way as it would be easier to re aligin when you adjust your tool as well as faster and more acurate. and there would not be a need to change to a different size of cutter, just a thought;)
randoriremix 8 months ago
@randoriremix This is just a reproduction of a rifling machine from the 1770's, probably just a bit too advanced for them.
taylortownmayor 7 months ago 2
I am also interested =)
TheFirearmEnthusiast 9 months ago
Heythere Mate,
same Info 4 me pls ;)
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Eicke69 10 months ago
Hi Mike, I'd like the info too please.
fleximill 10 months ago
Hi, can you also send me some info on this piece
caseybazor 11 months ago
same here...please..
supralam 11 months ago
I am interested too. :)
LutzDerLurch 1 year ago
Hi there mate. Do you knowmuch about this machine? It looks to me like the antique rifling machine I've been wanting to build. Do you have anymore info?
jimtheman44567 1 year ago
@jimtheman44567 I'll send you a reply here shortly. It would be a bit too long for the space provided!
taylortownmayor 1 year ago
@taylortownmayor same for me i want to know how to build this if you know about these and how can i possibly make it in different sizes?
mike12703 1 year ago
@mike12703 I'll send you the note I sent Jim.
taylortownmayor 1 year ago
@taylortownmayor I'd also be very interested. Could it be possible for you to send me the note too?
Digibitti 9 months ago
@taylortownmayor
Could you forward that reply to me also? the history of industry is a hobby of mine.
Hope you receive this in good health,
Beannacht.
marmaladekamikaze 7 months ago