Lapping a barrel
1. What procedure does everyone use?
2. Hand, Fire lap?
3. Do you rub between two plates and then fire. What grit do you start and end with?
4. How do you know when its smooth enough or do you do a fixed amount of shots.
Ive noticed some slight tightness for the first few inches (breech) in the condor. They happen to correspond where the barrel OD is necked down and can actually faintly see it in the barrel. Not sure I can get a good pic of it. Choke is cut off. Also the barrel just doesnt pass the slugs too smoothly. Hoping to smooth it out some.
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Jeremy,
I have a thread I started several months back when I fire lapped my Haley barrel. I use a Wheeler industries kit from Midway. It comes with very detailed instructions.
But basically your using 220, 320 and 600 grit. Imbedded in the bullets by rolling between two small steel paltes provided with the kit. You shoot 15 shots of each grit, cleaning every 5 shots.
My last barrel I did it a little different, I cleaned every shot and only used 320 and 600 grit. I cleaned every shot because without the lube on the imbedded bullets, they lead the bore, that keeps the grit from doing its work.
Hope this helps,
RC
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I did see that thread. I might need to get a kit on order. Thanks for all the help and all the replies to all my threads. Thanks for taking the time to help me out.