barrel striking

Barrel striking is an older term meaning the lengthwise hand filing of a barrel exterior with the file laid across (side to side) the surface.

It is done to properly size (during making, before fluid steel) a barrel, remove surface imperfections from a barrel, and improve the atheistic characteristics of a barrel by smoothing the surface finish.

aka:

      • drawfiling

 

Footnotes / Sources:

“Glossary ⇒.” Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute. Ed. SAAMI’s Technical Committee. Web. 15-18 Jan. 2011.

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