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Sorry for the delay in doing a post.


up next is the barrel got so involved that I forgot to take any photo till I had assembled the barrel it is made up of an inner tube for the bore this did roll a nicely as I hoped but no one will see the creases in it. for the more important out skin of the barrel, I turned a piece of brass to a near a nuff taper. and then rolled the skin progresably smaller till it was rolled under sizes. I then glued the first cm at the narrower end together and slowly moved up the barrel till it was all glued I did turn the brass to stop it from being glued in place.



I thought the mussel brake was going to be a challenge. with the conical part and the cutouts but it was a nightmare of a job not helped by the glue not sticking well but I won in the end.







the assembled barrel ready to add the mussel brake I picked the camouflage barrel I did wonder how effective it would be. but I does work in making the barrel shorter





with the mantel shield added.





with the mussel brake added.






the completed gun barrel assembly read to go in the turret.





dry-fitted to the turret.







that's it for this post just the turret basket to do.