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friends i m new here and thats my first shout ,,,,,how many types of barrel polishing are for sxs and what is major differences in sxs and semiautomatics barrel polishing.....

Welcome aboard! Do you mean preparation of the exterior prior to blue or rebluing or polishing of the bore? You may have to come back and explain exactly what you want to know.

I do know that the prep for oxidation bluing doesn't involve a superfine polish but rather a consistently fresh and clean surface achieved with moderately-fine abrasives. The degree of polish may be higher for hot bluing I suspect but don't know for sure. As to the barrels themselves, obstructions are encountered (ribs) in most cases of both double barreled and modern single-barreled guns. I don't think the problems of application of abrasives would be different. Particle blasting is also a finishing method on modern barrels.

As for polishing bores, I believe an abrasive-loaded lead lap or bob was used traditionally. If "powered" or rotated, the pattern of fine scratches would be largely transverse to the bore. I've also seen mention of French guns having bores polished by a simple back and forth motion of the lap in which case the pattern of micro-scratches would be parallel to the bore. Possibly done this way in the hope of producing less leading of the bores.

jack

i was asking abt bore polishing,,,,

i want to know complete bore polishing with different types and mechanisms....if u explain me or just tell me any link on net i shell be thankful to u......thanks again 4 such a nice replay

If you are using the search engine "Google" http://www.google.com you can get a number of results by typing "polishing shotgun bores" in the search box. Couple of entries deal with the abrasive Flexhones available from Brownell and probably other sources. http://www.yahoo.com is probably equally good.

jack