Winchester 1917 way off

[browningautorifle]

I would think slightly bent barrel

I had to make a couple of straightness gauges along the way to check this...and it was worth having them around later. It could easily be a bend.

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[ssgross]

I had to make a couple of straightness gauges

Jim, can you tell us how you made your gauges? I assume you didn't just roll the barrel down the table to check I've seen videos of Springfield factory, they used some fancy overhead wheel to inspect and straighten if needed.

[browningautorifle]

how you made your gauges

Another good use for a lathe...just turned down a piece of decent steel rod until it JUST fit the barrel. Drilled and tapped for a rifle rod to push it through or you CAN just drop it through. If you start doctoring a bend, you need a rod. I did one for .30, 44 magnum and have one for .22.