I'm a bit of a novice smith (very new) and I was wondering how one would make the barrel (or any pipe really) I tried to make a tube by flattening and twisting but the inside was uneven and the outside gaps would not close, I also think part of the inside collapsed and I couldn't fix it (it's now no more than a fire poker for my smaller forge.) How is it done?
@@Kurokubi Thank you it was very informative. it makes sense why gunsmithing became its own thing rather than something any smith picked up, making a gun barrel seems very work intensive and requires the right tooling it seems. I'm surprised his barrel was so thick, but I guess it still has to be bored out. Thanks!
@@1forge2rulethemall88 I hope it was helpful even though it's been so long. I know it was about how to make a gun barrel and wrought iron is a different beast than regular mild or high carbon steel but I figured it was similar enough to making a pipe (using the mandrel and forge welding the steel around it on a stage block, which can be substituted with a shaped harder/denser block of mineral like marble/granite or a hardwood like hickory or ash) that it could be useful. Also, I think the gun barrel may be drawn out a bit and ground down/shaped a bit in later steps. I'm not to sure.
See " Colonial gunsmith " you tube.All there.
I'm a bit of a novice smith (very new) and I was wondering how one would make the barrel (or any pipe really) I tried to make a tube by flattening and twisting but the inside was uneven and the outside gaps would not close, I also think part of the inside collapsed and I couldn't fix it (it's now no more than a fire poker for my smaller forge.) How is it done?
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Pretty much shows you how to do all that in the beginning but, as it's been so long since you've made your comment, I don't know how useful it is.
@@Kurokubi Thank you it was very informative. it makes sense why gunsmithing became its own thing rather than something any smith picked up, making a gun barrel seems very work intensive and requires the right tooling it seems. I'm surprised his barrel was so thick, but I guess it still has to be bored out. Thanks!
@Suction Cup Man it does.
@@1forge2rulethemall88 I hope it was helpful even though it's been so long. I know it was about how to make a gun barrel and wrought iron is a different beast than regular mild or high carbon steel but I figured it was similar enough to making a pipe (using the mandrel and forge welding the steel around it on a stage block, which can be substituted with a shaped harder/denser block of mineral like marble/granite or a hardwood like hickory or ash) that it could be useful.
Also, I think the gun barrel may be drawn out a bit and ground down/shaped a bit in later steps. I'm not to sure.
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Great work sir I need your help please reply me Im also making gun barrel
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Which one is Charlie? Questionable looking characters if you ask me.
It is a rod, not barrel.
it has a hole running through the center and this is only the first step
See what gun regulation does?...I'm learning how to make one. Turns out...ITS REALLY EASY. Have fun with that...
Yeahhhhhhh far from easy lol. I have been a smith for 8 years and I would struggle with a pistol barrel. Takes a hell of a lot of skill.