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The following sequence of photos illustrates the process of repairing a barrel by the traditional method of sleeving. The subject gun was a CE grade Fox in very high condition except for one not-so-minor blemish.
The steps shown here would apply to any side-by-side gun.
The barrels before
Reaming the chamber end to accept the sleeve. The lathe is actually only turning about 50 r.p.m.
Turning the chamber-end step on the new blank
Contouring the blank 1
Contouring the blank 2
Halfway there
The breech end
Traditionally the seam is soldered but TIGing eliminates the seam entirely
The breech-end is also TIG welded
The outside dressed
New chamber and rim cut
The ribs and forend lug reinstalled. The next step is remarking and reblacking.
I will soon be able to say "Dewey sleeved our Fox". These pictures are incredible and I can't wait for ours to come home. I spoke to Dewey today. What an a super nice guy who knows his business.
Dewey, Is your machine an Atlas? Do you use a 3 or 4 jaw chuck? Nice job on the barrel. Fred
Good eye Fred! It is indeed an Atlas 10-F model with both 3 and 4 jaw chucks. I use a 4 jaw for critical operations but for most others ( like making screws or pins ) I just use the 3 jaw universal. You will notice that during the contouring of the blank I used a 3 jaw because the final few thousandths of shaping was done by hand to match the original barrel.
