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I just saw a show on how they mave military issue m-16s. when they rifle the barrel they have a small brass piece that they put in one end of the barrel then using a press, push it to the other side. this works for aluminum so it shoufd work for PVC.

please give more info.

Yes it will, as long as the tool stays straight and doesn't tilt sideways.

You guys do know that rifled barrels exist right? Joel from Spudtech makes them. Look at the first four things on the <a href="http://www.spudtech.com/components.asp">Components Page</a> on Spudtech.

yes i know. I don't think it is right to pay $30 for 5 feet of weakenef pvc.

the tool is the exact size of the ID of the barrel. there are small protrusions that rotate the Tap as i guess you could call it.

yes, im not sure where you can purchase that tool, probably your local home depot but im not completely sure. if any of you manage to find this tool please send me a message, i am very anxious to purchase one myself.

it is possible to make one of those tools yourself.

SpudStuff,how do you make those animations?(your avitar)

A broomstick with screws in the end, turn the screws to adjust the detph.

SpudStuff,how do you make those animations?(your avitar)

use Adobe Image ready. it comes with photoshop

stare with a image. make a new frame copy of that image. change it just a little then make a copy and repeat

there shoul ba moved some where else

as too making the tool
cut diagonal groves in a piece of dowell and insert a rasor blade

I can garantee that cutting tool isn't brass. Most likely tungsten carbide with a yellow finish - which is like the carbide chips for my lathe.

Anyway, I believe the method is called broaching. It'll end up being allot harder to cut a barrel like that than with a multi-pass system.

Someone on Spudtech developed a rifling method a while back and was able to do about a foot of it. I believe - but am not certain - that the mothod was far from the performance that Joel's barrels give. And they do not cost $30 and are not so "weakened" as SpudStuff says. These barrels give a very accurate shot. Check out <a href="http://www.burntlatke.com/rifle150.html">Latke's Spudtech rifled barrel test</a> and <a href="http://www.burntlatke.com/riflemore.html">Latke's interview with Joel on his rifled barrels</a>.

I have done it,only with small bore barrels but.Some think im lying i did it witha broom stick and nails,but i did. http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... ng+barrels&

Very nice! How are you controling the angle of spin?

Sgort, you are a moron.
Cutting grooves in the pipe wall means that the hoop stress has to be concentrated into those thin parts - which being maybe .6 times as thick means that the pressure rating of the pipe is now only .6 times normal. (still 200 or so for 2" pipe...)