@@marcosmota1094 good eyes. Sad to say, only a couple of years after Midway recorded this, the reboring man (Jim DuBell of Delta Gun Shop) cashed in his final chips.
@@marcosmota1094 I think you missed the point. The title of the video was concerning how to re-bore a rifle. Yet the only thing concerning that was when he mentioned that he shipped it off to be re-bore somewhere else. The majority of the video was mainly about centering the firing pin, making sure the new caliber will sit flush in, and touching up the barrel and swapping marking. No re-boring whatsoever.
Jim Dubell at Delta Gun Shop was my father-in-law, he passed away a few years ago. He was an artist and a master gunsmith, It was pretty cool to stumble across this video.
I don't understand all the snide comments. This is years of experience, first coming up with the idea, then assembling all the resources, to effectively recycle a firearm that exceeds in many ways the quality of modern, high rate production arms, and only equaled by true custom built firearms costing thousands. So this is an excellent value for the discerning customer, and again, for those able to see possibilities beyond their own small minds, may call someone like Larry Potterfield, and discuss their next project. Thank you @MidwayUSA.
Were talking the common man who wants to do his own gun and save himself some money . Forgetting the $10000 lathe? the other tools he peddles to do the job would be prohibitive ! Why didn't he just say this how a gunship would do it. Must think the common man is stupid
After sighting in at 60 feet, I could easily cover 5 shots with a nickel ru-vid.comUgkxQt2uORDRfFOVSrO4idv4B90ThT6EOnEL ! Truly a pleasure to shoot! Scope was easy to adjust for eye relief. Only problem the varmints must have seen it delivered lol!Update: So impressed with shot groups at 30 yards I purchased a Hammers 3×9 with adjustable Objective scope! Now a true nail driver!
ardvarkkkkk1 says, "So, the way to re bore a rifle is to have someone else do it. Got it." So, you do your own paint color mixing, your own upholstery when restoring a car, your own chainsaw sharpening, etc. right? .
Nonya Bidness Yes, I would. I am fully capable of building the entire rifle from bar stock. I was interested in seeing the process that the title said the vid was about. Say you watched a video on how to rebuild a carburetor. They show you how to take it off and then say to send it out. Was that helpful?
Pretty much, I got a octagon barrel 1857 44-40 bought for 500 , have been offered up to 13,500..... have been watching prices.. seen some mint ones go for 35, 45 k
How to rebore a rifle barrel in 5 simple steps. Step 1: Remove the barrel from the rifle and wrap it in something protective like plastic or bubble wrap Step 2: Place the barrel in a box. Fill the box with something soft so it doesn't roll around during transportation. Step 3: Print a shipping label with the address of somebody who knows how to rebore a rifle barrel and tape it to the box. Step 4: Take the box to a local post office. Step 5: Wait for somebody to rebore the rifle barrel for you and send it back.
Right, even the chamber reaming process is a challenge. I wish they would have stressed how tedious it is to get good concentricity with a 4 jaw chuck and a spider, but also why it's about the best way to do it. Machinists have a peculiar form of OCD along with a supernatural level patience, because they have to. Much respect to the guys doing that kind of precision work, especially on a manual machine!. It's not as easy as video makes it out to be.
I am originally from the UK so octagonal barrels are rarely seen here as firearms are highly restricted. I have to say it is wonderful to see videos like this, the skill involved, the craftsmanship and the history surrounding the evolution of firearms.
@@Monster3Games I used to have a shotgun license so I know exactly how restrictive it is. I gave it up as I no longer have time to shoot but from those I know who still own them I am told it is worse than ever. Owning a rifle is even more difficult as you have to demonstrate a need for it. The son of a gamekeeper friend wanted to target shoot and they refused his application even though his father already owned rifles for his job and they lived in the same house. I'm sure you are also aware of our Olympic athletes who had to go abroad to practice as they couldn't get a license to own a .22 handgun. The UK gun laws are ridiculous and it's because we had a couple of awful incidents. One of which (Dunblane) should never have happened as the man had a history of seriously unstable behaviour, was ejected from the scouts because he was likely abusing young boys, a police officer had put in a formal request to have his firearms taken (which was refused) and a justice of the peace who had been his friend for years was the one who signed his renewal for a firearms license. This corruption lead to the ban rather than having all those involved thrown in a cell.
For all those mocking the video, this is the first video of his I've seen where he had to send something out for someone else to do. That means it's extremely difficult.
@@OlderSpud It doesn't even require a lathe. Reboring is often done vertically using a piloted drill and followed with a piloted reamer. The chamber is opened up with a chamber reamer; this can be done entirely by hand on your lap. The rifling is done in a rifling press.
There are people who specialize in gunsmithing, and there are people who specialize in making gun parts. Your car mechanic probably doesn't turn crankshafts either.
It's obvious that doing this kind of work takes a lot of planning. But what takes as much, maybe even more, planning, is documenting the whole process in such a professional manner. Thank you! 👍
It says presented by Larry not taught by Larry. He explained what was happing and presented the way to do it. Larry is a great gunsmith and machinist the rude comments or never appreciated
Good video. I wouldn’t trust a reboring to anyone but someone with the knowledge, skill and tools to safely do the job. Don’t want to wonder if the firearm is going to blow up on you every time you fire it! I’m impressed with the tools you have and the parts you did on your own as well. Well done.
You should change the name of the video... You didn't show us anything about how to rebore the rifle, you only spoke vaguely about what someone else is going to do...
+fla playa I watched.. What part do you think I missed? It doesn't matter how common or easily accessible the machinery is, he sent it away! So therefore it's a "how-to REFINISH a rifle" video, not "how-to REBORE a rifle" video. Besides the immense amount of likes I'm getting on this comment why ya hatin?
+fla playa you don't understand my point, it's not about how rare the machinery is it's about claiming how to do something you're not actually doing yourself. I don't own gun drilling machine and I don't have a CNC machine either, all the more reason for me not to make any "how to CNC" project videos. I'm assuming you think it would be acceptable for him to make a "how to build a rocket" video and give NASA a call?
Danny M You have safety glasses on. Are they to deflect comments as you type all day? Tell me and be honest, what do you do for a living? Porn, or serial killer? I liked the video. You didn't. You have 8 likes now. Proud?
excellent video, I understand fully about the specialized need of another company to rebore, you did great work on a fun old gun & pulling it all together.. thanks
I wouldn't be too shocked to see Harry make a fire arm by mining the damn ore and harvesting an Oak tree for the stock, then using 2 million dollars of equipment to forge, mill and cut the nicest damn rifle you have ever seen. The guy is like a gunsmith God.
great video! it touched home twice as my dad was a machinist and my granddad collects old rifles. My dad passed some years back of cancer but my old grandpa is still rocking on strong at 89. he remembers everything about collecting his guns (about 100 old winchester levers, Remingtons and some others) and I still love to listen to his stories.
"This naval warship cannon is split in half and has been rusting at the bottom of the ocean for over 85 years and I'd like to shoot it" - Larry Potterfield 😂
fellow from Australia enjoying this video wishing i lived in the days before heavy restrictions on guns, im absolutely not bothered to get a license it will end up costing up to 3000 dollars if i did, although this particular rifle is probably considered an antique and wouldnt even need a license because its older than 1901 and uses an obsolete caliber
i am a firearm owner in aus as well. the licensing (while not cheap) is not 3000$ . its more 500$ or so depending where you do your safety training course. i do agree on the the wish abt living before heavy restrictions
Licence is no where near $3000, more along the lines of $400 odd for everything, unless you live in WA and need to buy the rifle, scope and safe first.
+Draeios Kronos hahahaha you're kidding right? If i wanted better gun laws I'd move to New Zealand.. I wouldn't be able to put up with American drawl let alone the lifestyle in the US.
3000 dollars to get a firearm license? you are smoking crack. it costs less than a car license..... the catch is you have to purchase a firearm for the license to ever actually be issued..... still not even close to 3 grand though.
Just because the bluing or stoving of a rifle has faded or changed color does not mean it has lost all of it's value. Refinishing and modifying surely ruins any collector value. Keeping them as original as possible preserves their value. Granted a shiny original is worth the most but a dinged up discolored rifle still has some collector value.
"Re-Boring is a VERY specialized gunsmithing job... So I'll send it out!..." (said while sitting in a huge workshop filled with expensive machinery entirely devoted to gunsmithing)
+Daniel Stoner It's not a wall hanger any more. It's been turned into something that can be shot and enjoyed with a modern available cartridge. And a more effective one too. A collectible version of the rifle would require the expensive and hard to find original ammunition, if it's even available.
Not a wall Hanger. Its a great gun designed by a genus. John Moses Browning. It deserves to be used by someone who appreciates it. He brought a good old gun back to life and doubled its value. Good job. John Davis jax fl
This is all well and good if you have tens of thousands of dollars for the necessary tools amd machine. Plus spending $15,000+ to attend gunsmith school.
Michael Hill says, "This is all well and good if you have tens of thousands of dollars for the necessary tools amd machine." I think Larry is now well beyond worrying about that. .
Privat3Kag3 Buy a used lathe and shaper (the "predecessor" of the milling machine) can do some things that a mill can't (without a shaper attachment), drill press, vise, and a few hand tools and you're set to go. (You might have to divorce your wife first, though. lol) I don't have any of that stuff (except hand tools, electric drill, and a cheap Harbor Freight hydraulic press and I can replace rifle barrels and stuff. I can check headspace by taking a trusted cartridge case (that I have checked in a case length "headspace" gauge bought off ebay for very little compared to new price) and stacking several circles cut out of 0.0025" steel shim material and counting how many can be stacked on the case head before the bolt won't close. OK so that is amateur hobbyist compared to professional, but after a person worked on his own weapons, he would know more about whether he would want to make a career move.. .
SurfingBullDog chrome lining a barrel is generally for firearms that will see either corrosive ammo, or high volumes of ammo, or both. This rifle won't fit into that category.
This is a fascinating build. It has me wondering, why not make expensive precision rifles with a line of preset rebarrel jobs by using calibers with the same basic casing size and room to hone each a size longer. Say 6mm prc to 6.5 prc to 7mm prc to 300 prc and if they would use a new hybrid long/midsize action to address the case length variation but keep the case diameter and neck angle the same, and hone the barrel a size larger each time, there could probably be a way to fairly simply step it up each time. This only seems viable and cost effective for high end PRs for competitive shooting. Of course the military could benefit from this too when millions of rifles need swapped out and one simple conversation saves so much work and saves high end steel that wouldn’t need heated and broken down. Just remake the starting caliber and keep the cycle going making support rifles all the way up to the long end reachers. Just a wild idea that has surely been thought of a thousand times over by others.
It depends on what sort of change in caliber we're talking. Sleeving from a .45 LC down to a .22 LR would be fairly straightforward (minus the differences in firing pins, extractors, etc.) because there's a large difference in caliber. Going from 7.92mm to 7.62mm, on the other hand, would probably require the barrel to be bored wider before sleeving (just as an example). When in doubt, ask a professional gunsmith :)
I enjoy watching these gunsmithing videos. I have single shot 303 British that I would like to convert to 35 Whelen. Do you know a good gunsmith that could do this type of specialized work?
aww you totally etched off the old calibre marking... history gone... wouldn't a simple line through it have done the same job? why you no show rifling cut? That would have been interesting.
This is interesting, but good grief it is such a long, expensive process and involves changing half the firearm so it seems like it would make more sense to just sell it for the metal scrap then buy a new rifle.
What scared me was putting a modern, high powered cartridge like the .357 MAGNUM into a rifle made in 1885. What made you think that the steel made in 1885 would handle the gas pressures of today's rounds?
They knew there stuff back then, some people spent there entire lifes working as blacksmiths. I'd trust this gun. I know it was handmade with care. unlike most modern fire arms.
There's not a ton of these old guns left. Can't we just not re-bore and re-rifle and drill holes for new firing pins and lathe down pieces and etch on it and etc and etc. Could we just try to salvage and preserve it the best we can and hang it up above the fireplace and then go outside and shoot a .357 mag out of a Henry if that all we wanted to do in the first place???
+whatever Yeah - sounds like he ruined a 100+ year old rifle, AND paid for a cheap .380 and ended up with junk. It MAY have been cool if he did all the work "in house" and taught somebody else how to do it. But he didn't
And then there's this whole "I can do whatever I want with my own property" thing. If you want to preserve guns then spend YOUR money on them and preserve them and stop whining about what others do with their money.
+whatever There's plenty of Winchester 1885's around. Just not many of them in collector condition which he explained this one is not. With that it's OK to change the caliber. Lots of them were converted into varmint rifles in the day with excellent results. Those were HiWalls though not LoWalls.
i understand what your saying and also why it was done however it still stands that what youre saying has been said for years and years. Its just a "mosin or mauser etc" and 20 later they've all gone up in price 300%. I personally think just let them be and preserve them the best you can while still enjoyuing them but thats like telling kids to leave their toy in the packaging.
