Quick and dirty barrel spinner

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AMMASHOOTA

Gary Gruber
90% of my work is tactical rifles. I generally lightly sandblast the action and barrel -- then cerakote.

I am building a traditional African DG rifle for an upcoming safari with my daughter, and decided I would blue the barrel to match the action. The problem was that I didn't have a barrel spinner and didn't want to spend $150 for a tool I was going to use once.

I was at Harbor Freight and saw some ball bearing furniture rollers, so I picked up a couple. I then got some hardwood dowel and 1X2, some threaded rod, and I was on my way for under $20.

Just polished the barrel (120, 400, 600) and it looks really good to me.
 

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If a barrel ever comes out of your spinner it will chase you around for a while often with unpleasant consequences... Be careful..
 
Pat B. said:
If a barrel ever comes out of your spinner it will chase you around for a while often with unpleasant consequences... Be careful..
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That's why the threaded rod is there. It popped out prior to first use and the barrel hit the floor (tile) with a bit of a ding that was easily ground out. Careful adjustment of the nuts on both sides of the rod put the correct amount of pressure on the spinners to both hold the barrel in place and prevent excess pressure on the bearings.

Worked out quite well.
 
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