Thread: Making a Sharps Barrel in my lathe.

Hi, Yep, just set up and have cut the chamber in my Sharps barrel, I used a t/c form cutter for the job with a 6/7 degree slope into the rifling throat and no lead for these old timers. I used a new case and s a a m i 45-70 drawing to get it to a nice fit. The barrel was trued up both ends and light cuts nice and slowly did the job and a polish with 600grt paper I now have a Sharps 45-70 barrel . , Homebrew.357.
, Machining case rim recess in barrel. , chafer sharp edges, done. , The gun drill I made, (diden`t work), comeinhandy for this job. , New 45-70 case fits in snugly . , Loaded case fits in nicely .