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Offline Rolf

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Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« on: January 30, 2021, 08:30:20 PM »
Can anyone recommend a supplier for naval brass barrel blanks? I'd like to try to make a pair of 12" long pistol barrels, caliber 0.50.
would like round stock 12.5" long , 1.25 or 1.50 in diameter.  When drilling the bore,I expect there will be some run out.  Plan to correct this by turning between senters. That why the oversized diameter.

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Offline 45-110

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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2021, 08:56:49 PM »
My source in the 1970's was to find abandoned rotting wooden sailboats around the Great Lakes that had a small inboard motor and pull out the bronze propeller shafts. The ones I recovered where 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" diameter and 4 feet or longer.  Maybe you have some "wrecks" nearby? It sure is some nice material to work with.
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Offline Charlie B

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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2021, 02:59:25 AM »
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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2021, 02:41:40 PM »
Interesting idea. I grew up near Chautauqua Lake in Western NY. One of the Packard brothers (Packard cars) had a house on the lake that was sold after their death. My father's friend Larry had one of the boats they owned rotting on his property and they cleaned it up one year. My Dad was a machinist so Larry gave him the propeller shaft out of it, I have a 5' piece of it.
Gives me and idea for a project!!

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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2021, 05:36:29 AM »
I have some but must check the length.
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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2021, 06:03:07 PM »
Thanks Jerry. ;D

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Offline bob in the woods

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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2021, 06:29:58 PM »
The late Gary Brumfield  built a brass barrelled rifle back in 1981, which he illustrates on his website
[ flintriflesmith.com ]   The barrel was made from a propeller shaft by Don Getz. 
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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2021, 12:45:39 AM »
Sorry  I must have sold them already.
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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2021, 02:22:03 AM »
You might try Aviva Metals in Houston , Texas.
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Re: Naval brass pistol barrel blanks
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2021, 04:39:00 PM »
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