My new barrel floating tool

[loadnplenty]

So the last week while sitting in the deer stand I have trying to think of what to do with my old 270 barrel. I decided to cut about an inch off the chamber and make a tool that would hopefully help keep lines straight and speed up the process of using a file on the sides of the barrel channel and help free float.

I had a pices of 1/4 steel tubing welded for a handle.

For sand paper I chose the long garnett cloth 120 grit. This paper is about 6 inches wide and is plyable enough to wrap around the barrel and be secured by hand or clips. Unfortunately I don't have a project stock at the moment.

 

[Hayata]

Some guy's gonna see that one picture and say, "hey, I want a carry handle for my hunting rifle, too!"

As far as free-floating guidelines go, what is the generally accepted clearance (gap) between barrel and stock? I have a Ruger American Rifle and they brag you can slide a dollar bill all the way up to the chamber between the forearm and barrel. Just wondering what it "should" be.

Love this kind of post, btw.

 

[Outsydlooknin]

With my rifles I can slide a 3x5 note card between barrel and stock.

 

[loadnplenty]

I have always heard a dollar bill is good. But I don't know if there guideline gunsmiths use.

 

[magna750]

I have always heard a dollar bill is good. But I don't know if there guideline gunsmiths use.

A dollar bill is the minimum I have always used.

 

[ne ga pappy]

will one of those Susan B Anthony dollars work just as well?

 

[RamRoddoc]

That get you a dollars worth of gap! Pretty neat idea!

 

[loadnplenty]

That get you a dollars worth of gap! Pretty neat idea!

Thanks. All it cost was gas money to get to the shop to make it. Time will tell how it works I guess.

 

[loadnplenty]

will one of those Susan B Anthony dollars work just as well?

Never heard of using that coin lol. But I imagine it is a little to big for the for-end.

 

[BHJ]

That oughta simplify the process some and keep everything even and true. I've always heard of the dollar bill test, but I usually use a business card. I guess I've always been one of those "anything worth doing is worth overdoing" guys.