Sepeteus, Great to have you. Thanks for commenting. I know one of our good guys here is from Northern Ireland. I don't know the location of most readers. Lon is from Miami ... that's a foreign country ... haah Interesting to hear that you don't have limits. That's fine. Do you have the large game reserves that we have different places? Often, they have alot of land and book priby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Just went to look .... Lots of views. 4 comments from satisfied readers (those who took a moment to comment). Usually posts asking for an opinion, bring more responce. I thought I'd take another shot at it. I'd personally like to see more posts which readers initiate. I'd like to hear more about your activities with your airguns. Thanks for reading. I hope it's both entertaining aby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Roose, Frequently. What I hear repeatedly, is that people have only experienced that sort of work from old Europe, and for $50k up. While I have a reputation of making "expensive" guns, the relative expense is minimal. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Yes. I testify to that. Personally, I dislike to work with walnut. Which is a supreme disappointment to everybody I've ever met. Because ... as everybody knows ... on the eight day, God created the Walnut gun stock. Anything else is covered by the eleventh commandment ... "Thou shalt not make a gun stock from anything BUT walnut". Unless it's English Walnut, or French Walnut, or Turkishby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Yes - saw that too. Quite a look. You want to change your order again ... don't you Rotor ... haha. Garyby barnespneumatic - Gary's Galleries
The management has been slow to finish the office above the workshop. There is, indeed, a second floor (which management built when I ... I mean they, built the building. However; the office area contains "stuff" and my engraving bench area. The remainder of the second floor is the anodizing shop and bath. Management was greeted with a wonderful opportunity to "further study" the office comby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
That's the color Dan. It "oxidizes" over time, becomes a rich .... "mahogany" color. The finish just keeps looking better and better ... 100% of people viewing it in person go on and on about it. And, everybody declares is looks much better in person. So; that means it must REALLY look like crap on the net ... ... or it just really looks spectatular in person. I really like it. Garby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
The information is recorded in the shop and range ledgers. Some of the slugs exist ... but the shop historian is behind in cataloging them in the little green felt lined oak drawers. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Butt reservoir design. The fill nipple appears in that window when assembled. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
So there's no misunderstanding ... actually; very, very few things involving my guns are intended for the owner to service. They are quite complex, and HP air is quite unforgiving. However; a skilled tech., with the proper background and tools, will recognize the machinery and understand what I've done. There will always be those skilled individuals. Part of any sport or discipline, is seeby barnespneumatic - Gary's Galleries
Just to be clear. Thanks for the concern. I have a shop full of dust masks. I wear them much of the time. Funny, nearly everything I order comes with a ream of paper warnings admonishing you not to use the product. Can't work in a bubble though. I intended to say that the mahogany is NOT toxic to me. That's one of the reasons I enjoy using it. The walnut is unpleasant WHILE WEARING tby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I've been working for a couple of days carving another set of stocks for a ledger gun. In these pics, I just have most of the rough background removed. Wood is a nice Mahogany. One reason I like this wood, is that I don't experience the lung and throat irritation that I do with walnut. All the while I carve walnut, I have a nasty acid taste in my mouth and stinging sensation in myby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Thought I'd comment on our color coating. That red slug which you commented upon (boiled lead) shows the coating's amazing ability to remain on the surface of the lead - even while the lead changes shape. That's an amazing characteristic. Garyby barnespneumatic - Video Library
There are various methods to attaching the barrels on airguns. All barrels are attached in some manner or another that allow them to be removed. While it might not be a "user" application, it's not required that users perform such maintenance. It might be expected that some "service' would be done to accompany any need to remove the barrel. Airguns do allow barrel attachmenbt methods thby barnespneumatic - Gary's Galleries
Just to tag on here re. the O rings. Easy to change once the barrel is off the gun. You could do so by sliding the thing down the whole barrel, but you could be sure there'd be that hidden pc. O grit that would scratch the barrel all the way down. Sliding off the back would be the recommended method. Several hundred rounds at 500+ fpe have not effected the O rings. It's part of the buildby barnespneumatic - Gary's Galleries
Are you SURE that's the old one Jerry? Trouble is, you shoot one computer ... you need to shoot another ... and another .... Garyby barnespneumatic - Video Library
I did indeed, work long and hard to develop special slugs that do fly well from smooth bores. They don't spin - no. It's their geometry that does the trick. Thanks, Garyby barnespneumatic - Gary's Galleries
Tag on here it answer what's become a FAQ for e-mail. Yes ... this series of rifles makes it much simplier to change calibers. One rifle could be set up to easily accept different barrels. The 58 rifled to 62 smoothy is a nice change. 58 to 45, 32 is a fine change. Changing to a 25 would require that the 25 be shrouded (or sheathed with a full length barrel) as the 25 barrels have too smaby barnespneumatic - Gary's Galleries
To complete the answer better ... no - the valves are built for the intention of the gun, and the hammers are tuned to produce what power the barrel can handle. No use in producing more air than the barrel can use (thus wasting it with extra muzzle wash). Garyby barnespneumatic - Gary's Galleries
I did look at my pics. I didn't have anything that Jim hadn't covered. I keep being pleased with how nicely that Mahogany ages. Also, keep being pleased with how that load of small shot knocked that steel target flat. I would not have expected that. Great time - nice memories. Garyby barnespneumatic - Video Library
Hello Scott, Prior to making the tooling, from which to make the projectiles; I always slug the bore. This takes a print of the rifling. I determine the depth to which I want the slugs to ride. I then make the "cherry" or machine cutter with which to cut the bullet molds. I have to make that oversized, in order to be able to size the slugs back to uniformity. Quite a bit of work. Quite aby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
In order to get the best performance from a barrel, it's often best to "slug the bore". This involves tapping an oversized ball down the bore with a brass rod. It thus "copies" the rifling, and lets you measure the resulting slug indicator. You can determine how deeply you feel the projectile needs to ride in the rifling. This is the best way to start. You can't just go on ... "it's a 45 caliby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hello Keith, I wanted to explore the .465" and I needed the new cutter to do so. Slugging the barrel gave me a target window, but only the range will say what is correct. This slug is great @ .465". We'll see to it that this is what you get. That does not mean that every slug design will demand the same size. Some will want to ride more shallow in the grooves. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
I continue to provide support for the guns that are in the field. For some time, I've needed a 45-08 Bishop slug. I'd ammended the tooling for the previous 45 series, but needed a fresh cutter for this slug. I just completed it, and a test mold. Great start. For this testing, I was shooting it just under 800 fps for the 300.1 grain slug. I shoot a bunch of these ... as with thby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Roose, I wrap most of my coil springs - yes. Make all leaf springs and other special designs for specific needs. Garyby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
Hi Rotor, I'd have to check the data. My memory recalls about a 400 fpe range. Was a great little gun. I only had it for a few moments though. Off to our ledger customer - who's one of our readers here. Garyby barnespneumatic - Gary's Galleries
Since you can see how the load knocks the steel target flat, I'm sure it would have the energy for clays or birds out a good ways. It's a cylinder choke so the pattern will naturally spread. Garyby barnespneumatic - Video Library
Thanks for the comment, A list of materials would be quite long. Here's a few of the steels I use: Cold rolled Steel 1010 Carbon Steel 1018 Carbon Steel 1060 Carbon Steel 308 Mild Stainless Steel 316 Mild Stainless Steel Chrome Moly Steel (4130) Spring Wire High Carbon Steel O-1 Tool Steel W-1 Tool Steel W-2 Tool Steel A-2 Stainless Steel 60 Series Mig Wire Steel 70 Series Migby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum
This was a quick CG rendering. But the details are in the files for it. Joebill is waiting for one, as one of his ledger spots. Gary Actually .... the #2 Barnes (have to dig up the pic) was a type of Bullpup. I'll look. Here ya go:by barnespneumatic - The Picture Gallery
How do you like the first couple of weeks of Rendezvous? Anything missing? We're steadily adding members. We appreciate everyone who's enjoying it here. We'd like all of you to comment when you see something that interests you. Just toss in a thumb's up if you can't think of any more to say. It let's us know we're on the right track. I really like the way the data base hosts it's ownby barnespneumatic - Airgun Rendezvous Main Forum