Will Henry's Workshop
Will Henry's Workshop
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Uh oh, we have a problem!
In this segment, I discover a problem with a recently installed barrel. I demonstrate how to slug the barrel with a piece of lead to measure internal dimensions. Ultimately, this barrel will be replaced with a new one. This one will go back to the manufacturer for their consideration. Getting a faulty barrel is extremely rare. In nearly fifty years I have had no more than 4 or 5 which were unusable.
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30. Another do-nothing day
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I was feeling a little under motivated today, so I decided I would just discuss and compare the Kimber and Winchester actions. I'm sure I missed some features so feel free to ask questions, and I'll try to answer. WH
29. Installing the Muzzle Brake
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In the last segment, I showed the making of the brake. This shows the installation. The installation is simple enough but a bit painstaking. Alignment is somewhat critical so that clearance between the bullet and brake can be reduced. I generally try for a diameter .020" over bullet diameter, for a clearance of .010". Alignment of the outside of the brake, while only cosmetic, is the part every...
28. Making the Muzzle brake
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In this relatively brief segment, I make the muzzle brake for the 300 Mag. When I was doing a lot of muzzle brakes, forty years ago, I had them made by a production shop, in batches of 100 or more. Now, I just make them as needed. Making brakes on manual machinery is a little tedious, but I don't do too many anymore. Also, doing it this way allows me to customize the brake to fit the requiremen...
Rebarreling a Remington 700.
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In this segment, I interrupt the parade of Kimbers to rebarrel a Remington 700. I had first put this rifle together in 1989, as a 7mm STW. That barrel was a chromoly Shilen. It was damaged when some insect chose to die and decompose in the barrel. The resultant deep pitting made the barrel unsalvageable. The owner chose to go with the 300 Win.Mag this time around. During the chambering process,...
26. Making the extractor cut.
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In this segment, I enlist the help of my camera person. I show the set-up to make the extractor cut in the Kimber barrel. To do this, I use the Palmgren milling attachment on the lathe. It really is a quick and easy way to do this. WH
25. Chambering, and throating the 6.5 barrel for the Kimber Mountain Ascent.
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In this segment, I chamber the 6.5x55 and cut the throat in a separate operation. I'll discuss briefly the problems which can arise when throating a 5R barrel with a six-flute reamer. I also cut the coned breech for the Kimber. I rough this chamber with a common twist drill bit and show that it does produce a good, concentric start for the chamber.
24. Fitting of the 6.5 barrel to the Kimber action
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In this segment, I discuss some aspects of the Kimber actions and thread and fit the barrel to the Mountain Ascent action. As usual, I battle my own challenges in the video production arena. I am repeatedly reminded, while you can teach an old dog new tricks, you can't teach a dumb dog any tricks. You can guess which category I'm in! There is really nothing earth shatteringly different about fi...
23. Barrel contour, final stages.
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This video is a brief description of the turning of the transition to the shank on the barrel. This is really kind of freestyle machining to demonstrate how things can be done with fairly rudimentary tooling. Although it's taken 3 segments to show it, the total time for contouring this barrel is about an hour and a half. As I have mentioned, re-contouring of the barrel is done for a few reasons...
22. Back in the shop
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I'm back in the shop after spending way too much time away doing other work. We'll see a little more of the barrel tapering and I'll discuss some of the challenges involved. This particular barrel, which will be fitted to a Kimber, is typical of most hunting rifle barrels in that it is a compound taper. That is to say, it consists of two or more different tapers and a convex transition to the s...
21. Setting up and cutting the first section of the barrel.
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I turn down the first section of barrel for the Kimber. The Model 95 is almost complete and I show the result so far. I'll have to make some sort of buttstock so I can test it. A brief description of another job I cannot do. I demonstrate how to recover after a clumsy mishap during set-up. Of course, the smart thing to do would have been to edit that part out.
20. Offsetting tailstock to cut a taper
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In this segment I show how to determine the amount of tailstock offset for turning a barrel taper. At the start of the video, the gunsmith bench is taken over by a hydraulic cylinder I have to repair. I show this just to show it's not just rifles in Will Henry's shop! Later on. I may have to do some alterations if I have to substitute seals and I'll show that too. For a few years I worked as a ...
Not working today!
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In this video, I'm getting ready to go to a club level Metallic Silhouette match. I'll be shooting smallbore only and I show the pair of 22's I'll be using, as well as the centerfire rifle, I usually shoot for silhouette. So, no actual gunsmithing today.
18. Setback of 9.3x62
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In this segment, I set back the barrel of a BRNO ZKK 600 to correct excessive headspace and recut the chamber. The reamer is supported on the tailstock center and kept from turning by my hand on the wrench. Set up is much the same as with a new blank except that I have to dial in on the existing chamber. I have yet to have a chamber reaming video turn out the way I wanted, and this is no except...
17. A discussion about headspace, head clearance, and gauges.
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In this segment, I'm feeling a little lazy, so I don't do any real work. Instead, in preparation for a barrel set-back, I take the opportunity to discuss headspace and how it is gauged. My hope is that I can make things easier to follow as I go forward. In the next video, I'll be setting back and rechambering the barrel I reference here. People will often use the term "headspace" when they are ...
16 Polishing the '95 barrel
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16 Polishing the '95 barrel
Inside threading with single point cutter
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Inside threading with single point cutter
finishing the bore of the sleeve for the 1895 barrel
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finishing the bore of the sleeve for the 1895 barrel
Re-use and recycle. Making the sleeve for the 1895
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Re-use and recycle. Making the sleeve for the 1895
1895 Winchester. Repurposing a retired target rifle barrel.
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1895 Winchester. Repurposing a retired target rifle barrel.
machine basics, tailstock alignment
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machine basics, tailstock alignment
14 Shining a light on barrel set-up
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14 Shining a light on barrel set-up
11-12 Cutting and crowning Lilja 22 barrel. Measuring '95 Winchester.
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11-12 Cutting and crowning Lilja 22 barrel. Measuring '95 Winchester.
010 chambering the Lilga 22 barrel
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010 chambering the Lilga 22 barrel
08 Threading the barrel for the .22 silhouette rifle.
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08 Threading the barrel for the .22 silhouette rifle.
I can see clearly now.
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I can see clearly now.
Measuring the action to confirm dimensions for barrel tenon and headspace
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Measuring the action to confirm dimensions for barrel tenon and headspace
Progress on the rimfire barrel. Setting up.
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Progress on the rimfire barrel. Setting up.
Starting on the re-barrel of a smallbore silhouette rifle.
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Starting on the re-barrel of a smallbore silhouette rifle.
Using homemade gauges for duplicating coned breech location and headspace
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Using homemade gauges for duplicating coned breech location and headspace