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Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article #147892 05/16/09 09:40 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 46 roundball OP Sidelock
OP roundball Sidelock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 46	While some here may already know all this, some may not and thought it might be of interest so I logged back in to share it. http://www.flex-hone.com/pdf/37123_eprintL.pdf

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article roundball #147916 05/16/09 01:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 721 Michigan Philbert Sidelock
Philbert Sidelock Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 721 Michigan	Any idea how much metal is removed if you follow the process as described?

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article Philbert #147933 05/16/09 02:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,983 Utah Jim Legg Sidelock
Jim Legg Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,983 Utah	Very little. Brownell's instructions say the tool will just remove the peaks of the roughness, like removing the very tips of a range of mountains. The tool is not expected to remove pitting and will not remove enough metal to make the barrel wall(s) significantly or dangerously thinner. > Jim Legg <

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article Jim Legg #147945 05/16/09 05:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 721 Michigan Philbert Sidelock
Philbert Sidelock Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 721 Michigan	Thanks, Jim. I might order a couple and give it a try on a couple of barrels.

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article Philbert #147972 05/16/09 09:07 PM
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bill schodlatz Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,961 Likes: 9 Ruston,LA	Buy them from MSC you will save enough to buy another set. bill

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article bill schodlatz #147973 05/16/09 09:10 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 721 Michigan Philbert Sidelock
Philbert Sidelock Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 721 Michigan	MSC?

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article roundball #147977 05/16/09 10:00 PM
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TwiceBarrel Sidelock Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 680 Flint Hills of Kansas	These are great for polishing but not aggressive enough to remove even moderate pitting.

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article TwiceBarrel #147988 05/16/09 11:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,935 GregSY Sidelock
GregSY Sidelock Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,935	A breakthrough occurred in the 1980's when some gunsmith ran across the Flex Hone? How is 'running across' a tool that has been around for ages a breakthrough?

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article Philbert #147998 05/17/09 01:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,788 Likes: 673 keith Sidelock
keith Sidelock Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,788 Likes: 673	Originally Posted By: Philbert MSC? MSC Industrial Supply. Google for contact info or to request their catalog. Or you can probably shop MSC online. They sell a fairly large line of machinist and industrial supplies. Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug

Re: Honing Smoothbore barrels - Excellent Article GregSY #148012 05/17/09 07:50 AM
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OP roundball Sidelock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 46	Originally Posted By: GregSY A breakthrough occurred in the 1980's when some gunsmith ran across the Flex Hone? How is 'running across' a tool that has been around for ages a breakthrough? Flex hones were invented in the '60s for automotive use and began expanding into other industrial / manufacturing applications during the '70s...then grit sets in gauge sizes on 34" shafts for shotgun bores started becoming available around 1980. http://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/8261/Have-You-Tried-Flexible-Honing

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