Barrel Turning Service DFW

barnbwt · January 1, 2013, 08:38 PM

Anyone know of a good smith/machinist that does custom barrel profiling in the DFW area? I have a 24" 50BMG blank I need turned down for my 50 Alaskan build, but it has an ext 1.5" of diameter I need to take care of if I have any hope of mating it to the reciever.

TCB

CowTowner · January 2, 2013, 09:47 AM

Try calling Williamson Precision Gunsmithing and ask if they can handle it.

117 West Pipeline Road Hurst, TX 76053
(817) 285-0064

barnbwt · January 7, 2013, 12:07 AM

I actually found someone locally who will let me turn the barrel on his lathe--provided I learn to do it myself

so he can work on his other projects for the hours it will take to complete.

The barrel is 1.75" + scale now, and I need to turn it down to 1.262" stepped to 1.000" (that's a lot of material to remove

). Still, if I can get a passable barrel made from the 100$ blank for the cost of tooling and some pizzas, my 50 Alaskan build may end up under 500$

(250$ so far + 50$ for dies)

The latest in a string of "happy accidents" on this project

TCB

January 1, 2013, 08:38 PM	#1
barnbwt Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2012 Posts: 240	Barrel Turning Service DFW Anyone know of a good smith/machinist that does custom barrel profiling in the DFW area? I have a 24" 50BMG blank I need turned down for my 50 Alaskan build, but it has an ext 1.5" of diameter I need to take care of if I have any hope of mating it to the reciever. TCB __________________ "Guns don't kill people; people kill people. Guns protect people from people with smaller guns." -Stan Smith

January 2, 2013, 09:47 AM	#2
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 986	Try calling Williamson Precision Gunsmithing and ask if they can handle it. 117 West Pipeline Road Hurst, TX 76053 (817) 285-0064 __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearm Safety and Basic Pistol Instructor "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson

January 7, 2013, 12:07 AM	#3
barnbwt Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2012 Posts: 240	I actually found someone locally who will let me turn the barrel on his lathe--provided I learn to do it myself so he can work on his other projects for the hours it will take to complete. The barrel is 1.75" + scale now, and I need to turn it down to 1.262" stepped to 1.000" (that's a lot of material to remove ). Still, if I can get a passable barrel made from the 100$ blank for the cost of tooling and some pizzas, my 50 Alaskan build may end up under 500$ (250$ so far + 50$ for dies) The latest in a string of "happy accidents" on this project TCB __________________ "Guns don't kill people; people kill people. Guns protect people from people with smaller guns." -Stan Smith