free floating a barrel

[bandit1250]

I had two center fire rifle barrels to free float Monday. One was a synthetic and one was wood. I did the synthetic Weatherby first and I don't like working with the synthetic stocks at all. I think for the most part it just a cheap way to stock a gun and they may be targeted to a buyer who don't want to care what they do when using their gun. I guess they have their place but it is not at my place. A well made top of line synthetic is a lot better than the factory stuff being turned out on rifles. I doubt if they have much invested in buying that cheap stuff for on their factory guns. Well any way it went O.K. other than that plastic clogging up my tools. Took enough out that a dollar folded in half goes under all the way back to the receiver. The wood stock on my rifle was a lot better to work with and was easy to keep the cuts smooth and precise. You can take cuts as thin a cigarette paper with the wood stock. I sealed the wood when finished cutting it out and it has a very even gap from front back to the receiver. The tools I use are a blessing when working in barrel channels. So much better than using scrapers and the old dowel rod and sand paper. If you are doing barrel channel work get a set of these tools and save time and get a better job. They are worth the price.

[RetiredSeabee]

They certainly look better to use than dowel and sandpaper. I free floated my 10/22 the hard way. But it was soft wood and I had no idea what I was doing. But it turned out good.

[Owly]

If only DeWalt or Milwaukee offered those in an 18v rechargeable

[Henry88]

very interesting post, thanks............