how do you smooth out/polish the leade-in/chamber on your barrel?

[1377x]

i just got done doing a polish on the crown of one of my barrels.i turn it over to look at the leade-in ,its full of chatter marks across the bottom.im going to see if i can get a clear pic of it
what would you do with this barrel?

[quickster47 †]

I use Craytex abrasives from http://www.cratex.com/ that mount on 1/8" shaft that fit my Dremel. You can do a gret job of polishing with them.

Carl

[1377x]

do you have a pic of the ones you use
i have to register to get any info

[quickster47 †]

This is one of the kits I use.

http://www.amazon.com/CRATEX-RUBBERIZED-ASSORTMENT-123-PIECES/dp/B000HQG9B6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1362021188&sr=8-6&keywords=cratex

But you can look on Amazon and see lots of options for Craytex.

Carl

[quickster47 †]

Here is another link:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Craytex

Carl

[quickster47 †]

And one more, http://www.amazon.com/Cratex-Point-Test-Part-No-778/dp/B0006NC4UA/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1362021188&sr=8-13&keywords=cratex

Carl

[chongman]

I use the same thing, they are fantastic and last a long time 

[Brent]

Damn... they are expensive for what I need to do. I need to do the same as Ed... my lead in on the 2300s is hanging up smaller lighter pellets... so I need to have a toothpick or something handy to straighten them up and finish pushing them in.

Don't want to spend that much for this one task. Any other options you can think of? Can I just get one Cratex maybe? If yes... which do you recommend?

[quickster47 †]

You can buy a single bit.  Do you have a Dremel tool?

Carl

[chongman]

Correct me if I'm wrong/out of date Carl...

I have a green one (course grit) and a red one (fine grit). One of each will be all you need.

[Brent]

Cool... Thanks guys!! Do have a dremel and was hoping to use that. Didn't realize I could buy just a couple... whew lol

[JEBert]

Brent,
I don't have any cratex bits in my Dremel stuff.  I must have used them up on something else before I got into modding airguns because I know that I did have some at one time.  Here is what I did:
I took a 6" length of 3/8" hardwood dowel and sharpened it with a pencil sharpener.  Then I made a small cone of 100-grit sandpaper with the grit on the inside the cone.  Then I stuck the cone down inside the leade of the barrel I wanted to polish.  Then used that to reshape the dowel to the correct angle because the pencil sharpener only got it close.  When the dowel was correct, I used some 320 grit sandpaper to make another cone but put it on the sharpened end of the dowel and taped in place with the grit to the outside.  I used that in a 3/8" electric drill to get the machine marks out of the leade and used progressively finer grits until I was using 600 grit wet-or-dry paper.  Then I used a felt polishing cone in my Dremel with some jewelers rouge to finish the polishing.  I was careful to not sand or polish any more than necessary because I didn't want the o-ring to stop sealing.
Good luck,

[Brent]

Good stuff... that is a good idea!!  Thanks Jerry!!

[AgentWD40_FL]

Brent,
I don't have any cratex bits in my Dremel stuff.  I must have used them up on something else before I got into modding airguns because I know that I did have some at one time.  Here is what I did:
I took a 6" length of 3/8" hardwood dowel and sharpened it with a pencil sharpener.  Then I made a small cone of 100-grit sandpaper with the grit on the inside the cone.  Then I stuck the cone down inside the leade of the barrel I wanted to polish.  Then used that to reshape the dowel to the correct angle because the pencil sharpener only got it close.  When the dowel was correct, I used some 320 grit sandpaper to make another cone but put it on the sharpened end of the dowel and taped in place with the grit to the outside.  I used that in a 3/8" electric drill to get the machine marks out of the leade and used progressively finer grits until I was using 600 grit wet-or-dry paper.  Then I used a felt polishing cone in my Dremel with some jewelers rouge to finish the polishing.  I was careful to not sand or polish any more than necessary because I didn't want the o-ring to stop sealing.
Good luck,

[quickster47 †]

Correct me if I'm wrong/out of date Carl...

I have a green one (course grit) and a red one (fine grit). One of each will be all you need.

That is the two flavors that I use 90% of the time.  They do make others but you really only need the two.

Carl