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This is a discussion on Choice of steel within the Black Powder Handguns forums, part of the Handgun Forum category; Hello, i have a project of creating a black powder pistol, and i got some wounderings about the choice of steel for the barrel and ...
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10-29-2016, 03:41 PM
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| Junior Member Joined: Oct 2016 From: CL Posts: 1 | Choice of steel
Hello, i have a project of creating a black powder pistol, and i got some wounderings about the choice of steel for the barrel and chamber. It will be a 6 millimeter caliber, and i aim for 9 millimeter thickness of the barrel and chamber walls. I will propell it by 6 grains of black powder (or equivallent amount of substitute, probably tripple seven) so basically a classic .22 extra long in pressure. What steel should i choose? How would 4340 work out in this application? And how should i protect it from rust? I belive i won't have any blueing. Would it be enough to just clean it carefully and put on some grease after shooting with 4340 (carbon steel)? |
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10-29-2016, 07:49 PM
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| Senior Member Joined: Apr 2014 From: colorado Posts: 5,660 |
Welcome to the forum Monday, from Colorado! We got a couple guys here that'll be able to help you out. They'll be along shortly. Pull up a stump, grab somethin cold and enjoy!
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10-29-2016, 11:00 PM
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| Senior Member  Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 11,626 |
Welcome from Tx . I build many single shot black powder rifles , pistols and canons from scratch and not from a kit . Since black powder work on a low pressure any steel or brass [ not cast ] should be find . You can go to many gunsmith and find gun barrels already rifled . I made alot of smooth bore pistol and sold them like the one below and made them into a swamp type barrels that shot as good as a rifled barrel . My flint rifle below was made with no power tools . I got a block wood and sawed and carved the stock all by hand . All the dove tails and metal work was all hand fitted too . . Last edited by tx gun runner; 10-30-2016 at 07:10 AM. |
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10-29-2016, 11:24 PM
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| Senior Member  Joined: Nov 2015 From: Buck Ridge, Georgia Posts: 3,471 |
Awesome work tx.
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10-30-2016, 07:17 AM
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| Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 11,626 |
Here is another one I build .... The wood was ruff shaped but not inlet for metal or barrel .
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