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Barrel care
« on: June 03, 2024, 04:59:27 PM »
I came across this site that I thought might be off interest to you boys and girls. One may be able to use it to lap in a jug choke. Sure looks like the ticket to clean up a grungy bore.
https://www.brushresearch.com/brush-types.php?c1=4
Cheers Richard

Offline Daryl

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Re: Barrel care
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2024, 07:38:59 PM »
Interesting. Looks like a good set of tools for learning to so jug chokes. The only jug choke I did was on a .44cal. smooth bore barrel. I put in a fairly long taper towards the breech and a shorter one towards the muzzle. That made sense to me. The jug was 2" long. It was only about .006" deep, but worked a dream with 5/8oz. of shot. I managed to break10 straight with it. I used a brake cylinder hone for the job. The end of the jug was 1/2" from the muzzle  thus the "end choke" was 1/2" long.

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Re: Barrel care
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2024, 10:00:53 PM »
Interesting, thanks for posting
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Re: Barrel care
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2024, 09:27:28 PM »
An interesting hone for sure, but to me they are cost prohibited $42 for a 16 ga hone. When I made my own for only the cost of crankshaft paper with more options of grit.
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