Polishing throats

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Re: Polishing throats

Post by on_one_wheel » 11 Oct 2019, 9:24 pm

Let's not get too technical... next I'll be reading about the debate on round v square ice cubes for whisky.

Oh yeah, 50 buks says your target will have no idea about those scratches in the throat.

Your looking too closely, it's a problem you get when you have an eye for detail and a quest for perfection.

I wouldn't be wearing away more metal away just to make the throat look pretty.
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Re: Polishing throats

Post by marksman » 12 Oct 2019, 9:53 am

on_one_wheel wrote:Let's not get too technical... next I'll be reading about the debate on round v square ice cubes for whisky.

Oh yeah, 50 buks says your target will have no idea about those scratches in the throat.

Your looking too closely, it's a problem you get when you have an eye for detail and a quest for perfection.

I wouldn't be wearing away more metal away just to make the throat look pretty.


I'd take that 50 buk bet :thumbsup: :drinks:

and the idea isn't to take away metal :wtf:
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Re: Polishing throats

Post by Stix » 12 Oct 2019, 1:38 pm

on_one_wheel wrote:Let's not get too technical... next I'll be reading about the debate on round v square ice cubes for whisky.

Oh yeah, 50 buks says your target will have no idea about those scratches in the throat.

Your looking too closely, it's a problem you get when you have an eye for detail and a quest for perfection.

I wouldn't be wearing away more metal away just to make the throat look pretty.


There is NO debate about the shape of ice cubes...

You see, drinking Scotch is an experience for the senses...so for complete sensory pleasure, only cubed/square edged ice is capable of delivering that bright "tinkaling klink-a-bink" to our ears to give us a total sensory experience, no matter whether your cup is glass or crystal...

If you have a natural attraction to round ice cubes, its most likely your a lost soul looking for his place in the world who likes drinking Southern Comfort...

:drinks:

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Post by TassieTiger » 12 Oct 2019, 9:26 pm

Polishing throats in some searches comes up with some interesting and a lil disturbing porn...
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Re: Polishing throats

Post by on_one_wheel » 13 Oct 2019, 8:53 am

marksman wrote:
on_one_wheel wrote:Let's not get too technical... next I'll be reading about the debate on round v square ice cubes for whisky.

Oh yeah, 50 buks says your target will have no idea about those scratches in the throat.

Your looking too closely, it's a problem you get when you have an eye for detail and a quest for perfection.

I wouldn't be wearing away more metal away just to make the throat look pretty.


I'd take that 50 buk bet :thumbsup: :drinks:

and the idea isn't to take away metal :wtf:


It's simply impossible to polish away scratches without removing metal
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Re: Polishing throats

Post by on_one_wheel » 13 Oct 2019, 9:32 am

Stix wrote:
on_one_wheel wrote:Let's not get too technical... next I'll be reading about the debate on round v square ice cubes for whisky.

Oh yeah, 50 buks says your target will have no idea about those scratches in the throat.

Your looking too closely, it's a problem you get when you have an eye for detail and a quest for perfection.

I wouldn't be wearing away more metal away just to make the throat look pretty.


There is NO debate about the shape of ice cubes...

You see, drinking Scotch is an experience for the senses...so for complete sensory pleasure, only cubed/square edged ice is capable of delivering that bright "tinkaling klink-a-bink" to our ears to give us a total sensory experience, no matter whether your cup is glass or crystal...

If you have a natural attraction to round ice cubes, its most likely your a lost soul looking for his place in the world who likes drinking Southern Comfort...

:drinks:

:lol:


While it can be refreshing on ice, Personally the only whisky I keep on the bar is so smooth it doesn't need ice to make it palatable.
When I do break out the ice, it's in cubes. I'll leave those balls for the hipsters :lol:


I've got a 70% abv whisky from a micro distillery in the Adelaide hills that's only available to those who know the secret handshake in my decanter. It's considered extremely smooth by seasoned drinkers.
It's spent most of its life on American oak and short time on French oak, It's almost as sweet liqueur despite having no artificial flavoring (or colouring), a result of using nothing but the finest oaks. That's something most of those expensive high end distillers can't lay claim to :thumbsup:
Perhaps swabbing some through that rough bore might smooth it out :unknown:

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Re: Polishing throats

Post by Stix » 13 Oct 2019, 11:33 am

on_one_wheel wrote:
Stix wrote:
on_one_wheel wrote:Let's not get too technical... next I'll be reading about the debate on round v square ice cubes for whisky.

Oh yeah, 50 buks says your target will have no idea about those scratches in the throat.

Your looking too closely, it's a problem you get when you have an eye for detail and a quest for perfection.

I wouldn't be wearing away more metal away just to make the throat look pretty.


There is NO debate about the shape of ice cubes...

You see, drinking Scotch is an experience for the senses...so for complete sensory pleasure, only cubed/square edged ice is capable of delivering that bright "tinkaling klink-a-bink" to our ears to give us a total sensory experience, no matter whether your cup is glass or crystal...

If you have a natural attraction to round ice cubes, its most likely your a lost soul looking for his place in the world who likes drinking Southern Comfort...

:drinks:

:lol:


While it can be refreshing on ice, Personally the only whisky I keep on the bar is so smooth it doesn't need ice to make it palatable.
When I do break out the ice, it's in cubes. I'll leave those balls for the hipsters :lol:


I've got a 70% abv whisky from a micro distillery in the Adelaide hills that's only available to those who know the secret handshake in my decanter. It's considered extremely smooth by seasoned drinkers.
It's spent most of its life on American oak and short time on French oak, It's almost as sweet liqueur despite having no artificial flavoring (or colouring), a result of using nothing but the finest oaks. That's something most of those expensive high end distillers can't lay claim to :thumbsup:
Perhaps swabbing some through that rough bore might smooth it out :unknown:

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Yea ok...!! :D

Ill swab some through the bore...id rather a glass...but if you'll only let me drink it through a 20 cal barrel, il in... :lol:

Surely you chill it first... :unknown:
Drinking 70% anything abv spirit is sure to give you 90% alcohol burn & 10% taste at our room temps ... :unknown:
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Post by on_one_wheel » 13 Oct 2019, 11:51 am

Stix wrote:Yea ok...!! :D

Ill swab some through the bore...id rather a glass...but if you'll only let me drink it through a 20 cal barrel, il in... :lol:

Surely you chill it first... :unknown:
Drinking 70% anything abv spirit is sure to give you 90% alcohol burn & 10% taste at our room temps ... :unknown:


That's normally the case with rubbish made by distillers with a greedy eye on profits where you get a dose of harsh tasting fore shots in your liquor.

You can blast shooters of this stuff at room temperature no problem.

There's nothing quite like liquor made from the finest cuts, Just the hearts, no fore shots, no heads, no tails ... just the ultra smooth stuff in the middle.

It's methanol and fore shots that give you the harsh alcohol burn.
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Re: Polishing throats

Post by marksman » 13 Oct 2019, 4:48 pm

on_one_wheel wrote:
marksman wrote:
on_one_wheel wrote:Let's not get too technical... next I'll be reading about the debate on round v square ice cubes for whisky.

Oh yeah, 50 buks says your target will have no idea about those scratches in the throat.

Your looking too closely, it's a problem you get when you have an eye for detail and a quest for perfection.

I wouldn't be wearing away more metal away just to make the throat look pretty.


I'd take that 50 buk bet :thumbsup: :drinks:

and the idea isn't to take away metal :wtf:


It's simply impossible to polish away scratches without removing metal


but you are not going to try to polish away the scratch :unknown:
no different to running in a bore the idea is to smooth the rough edge of a drilling burr or burrs made from chambering (or the scratch) to minimise the effect of ripping the projectile jacket as it passes the scratch that unstabilizes it after it leaves the muzzle,
the effect being similar to an unbalanced wheel on your car causing a bigger group so the target does know the difference
the reason why rifle bores (especially factory) can take quite a few shots to settle down before you get the best precision from them
I also reckon you would be there for a very long time using autosol to polish out a scratch, near impossible
and is the reason metal polishers use sandpaper to flatten out scratches before polishing
prepping your barrel before shooting it is not a bad idea at all
if it were barrel makers would not hand lap a bore which nobody would disagree makes a barrel better :drinks:
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Re: Polishing throats

Post by sungazer » 13 Oct 2019, 5:03 pm

Any gunsmith that doesn't inspect his work after its done is not doing his job. When the chamber is cut correctly it is near a mirror finish and is often give a small wet and dry to take that perfect finish of the chamber walls to give the case some grip against it.
I agree with the polishing the throat with a bore paste / autosol but for slightly different reasons. The reason I will do it is to remove carbon. i dont want a carbon ring to build up or any carbon to build up that may be taken off by a passing bullet. There is always a chance that a small piece of metal may go with that bit of carbon that had attached itself to the metal in the first place. The very high heat and pressure just creates a extremely strong ceramic and a bond to the metal that perhaps can not be broken. The bond may be stronger than the bond the metal has to itself.
I am not sure what creates the fire cracking in the throat the above is one of the theories I have read. One thing that is not in dispute is the fire cracking it can be seen and also parts of the lands can be broken off as seen by a bore scope. I believe by keeping the barrel clean from any build up of carbon reduces the onset of the fire cracking and wear in the barrel. It may be a what is the lesser of two evils when it comes down to wear of the barrel the bore paste cleaning or the build up of carbon.
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