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AR15 and M4 rifling buttons (self.general)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by majorbull to c/general

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Are there available rifling buttons for these platforms? I can't find them anywhere. Even hammerbutton does not have them. Or is there some rifling button with specific characteristics that work, but they are not specifically labelled as AR15/M4?

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[–] gsgmfg@fosscad.io 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How do you do rifling at home? Is it that electrolysis thing I see? Or something more forceful?

[–] quisp 2 points 1 month ago

A rifling button is basically a machine tool that gets pushed through the barrel forcefully using a hydraulic press to cut the rifling into it.

On the other hand, the ECM (electrochemical machining) method is completely different and has its own benefits/drawbacks. It's great if you don't have access to buttons or presses, but you do have a 3D printer.