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Re: Porting barrel - by hand ( gunsmith )

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:11 pm
by Brian Girling
In 1963/4 I used a Hi-Standard Olympic .22short for the Rapid Fire competition, at that time Walther started porting their barrels on their RF pistols. I drilled my barrel in three places, slowly using a new drill. I did not plug it first and there was no obvious fraze in the bore. Bench rested the gun was just as accurate after as before. Admittedly it was not a precision pistol but it got me to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (as it was called then) in Jamaica 1966 and the World Championships in Phoenix Arizona 1970. Those were the days many rules have changed since then.

Re: Porting barrel - by hand ( gunsmith )

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:50 pm
by william
Just the kind of encouragement our lad needs! I can see this thread having some very "interesting" narrative.

Re: Porting barrel - by hand ( gunsmith )

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:18 am
by nmondal
william wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:50 pm Just the kind of encouragement our lad needs! I can see this thread having some very "interesting" narrative.
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Re: Porting barrel - by hand ( gunsmith )

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:18 am
by nmondal
eugene wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:03 am I suggest you sell the gun and buy one with a ported barrel. It will end up cheaper (since you are clearly not set up with tools for the job yet), easier, and it won't ruin the resale value of your gun.
The ported barrel costs 48000 INR - that is close to 700$.