Western Airguns Another unarguably success of the weird drill tip

[Emu]

Now the magic was made on the Sidewinder .30 Cal.

I was not entirely happy with the accuracy of this rifle.

Went for the help of the weird drill tip, made the recrown of the barrel of the Sidewinder and now the accuracy is as good as expected.

 

[Stubbers]

Can't argue with results, curious what possessed you to attempt the re-crown with that attachment?

 

[Scotty1]

Now the magic was made on the Sidewinder .30 Cal.

I was not entirely happy with the accuracy of this rifle.

Went for the help of the weird drill tip, made the recrown of the barrel of the Sidewinder and now the accuracy is as good as expected.

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That was a bold move with that cutter, how about a pic of the new crown.

 

[Emu]

That was a bold move with that cutter, how about a pic of the new crown.

Here it is:

 

[Emu]

I have re crown many barrels always successfully with the same drill tip.

 

[Emu]

Can't argue with results, curious what possessed you to attempt the re-crown with that attachment?

I looked at a video at YouTube on which the recrown was made with the head of a flat screw.

As soon as I saw that I realized that that tip would work much better and indeed does it.... Has not fail one time on the assignment !

 

[Gerry52]

How about a CLEAR & focused picture of the new crown? Can't see diddly on the pics above.

 

[Ranchibi]

Very nice recrown Emu with your weird drill bit!

 

[Emu]

How about a CLEAR & focused picture of the new crown? Can't see diddly on the pics above.

I have not been able to get better and more clear pictures with my iPhone…

 

[Emu]

The barrel of the Sidewinder had not crown at all….

Now it is reliable for hunting purposes !

 

[hotspark]

Now the magic was made on the Sidewinder .30 Cal.

I was not entirely happy with the accuracy of this rifle.

Went for the help of the weird drill tip, made the recrown of the barrel of the Sidewinder and now the accuracy is as good as expected.

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I thought about attempting a re crown with a similar approach except using a ball end bur .

 

[Gerry52]

I have not been able to get better and more clear pictures with my iPhone…

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Back up a couple inches or go to camera settings & switch to micro (close ups) instead of macro or automatic setting.

 

[sb327]

Back up a couple inches or go to camera settings & switch to micro (close ups) instead of macro or automatic setting.

Or…while the camera is focusing, touch the crown (on the phone screen) and it will try to focus to that point.

Dave

 

[Scotty1]

That crazy bit has made your crown blurry!!

 

[Emu]

This is the best I have been able to get:

 

[Emu]

That crazy bit has made your crown blurry!!

But the barrel indeed accurate !

 

[Dr. Kralenstein]

As long as it accurate!

 

[imtrigerhapy]

I've always used a dremel sandstone cone bit spun with my fingers.. works amazing and takes about 5 min and easily controlable

 

[Emu]

Just recrown also my Vulcan 3 500 mm .177 Cal, my Wolverine HP non HR .30 Cal and my Vulcan 3 700 mm .30 Cal.

The las one is the only one I have not shoot with yet.

Other two are shooting like champs.

 

[MikeVV]

Seriously...a " weird drill bit" ?

It's a die grinder tool, or better a "rotary file" !
They can be bought in MANY shapes, a couple of materials, and, a few flute designs, single cut, double cut and a different one for aluminum (or non-ferrous metals).

And yes, they are ground with very close tolerances (good ones are anyway !), so any given shape will return a steady hand, a good shape in the material being cut.

Wow, I didn't realize these tools were a secret. Been available for MANY years.

Mike