Beam axle off a large truck. A lot of it is SAE 10XX series which may or may not be usable. If it is 1018 go ahead, but 1050 is pretty common and not as suited for the task. Some heavy equipment uses 4140 in which case you've hit the jackpot.
Where can i get custom seamless steel pipes to make barrels out of?
Dominic Gutierrez
Jason Stewart
could i just pick an axle with a larger diameter to compensate?
Connor Jenkins
This comment alone proves you are retarded. Take up a machine shop class for a year and then try.
Adam Moore
How? a round with a larger diameter should be able to resist pressure and shock better than a smaller diameter despite it being the less ideal grade of steel, the reason why gun manufacturers don't do this all the time is because it adds weight and costs more material wise than just easily sourcing a more ideal grade.
You see, that would be helpful if i was actually asking a question related to machining.
Austin Morales
Go make a barrel out of 50mm of BMS if this is your call. I guarantee it won't end in disaster.
Jordan Rodriguez
On the topic of lathes, I'm no "fuck yeah science" kind of guy, but lathes are pretty fucking awesome.
Liam Bennett
Buddy, rounds don't spontaneously combust when you will them to fire. See, there's this thing called a primer…
Matthew Thomas
no, i'm talking about a round bar not a bullet
William Evans
It's easier to cut rifling in a pipe that's already made, but if you want to go the hard way here you go:
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The magic words are "steel dowel rod" or "steel rod"
Angel Barnes
THEN USE A BUTTON METHOD ON THIS
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Fucks sake if I cared about gun making I'd read every post, not every 10th.