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n.r.davis Oldtimer Offline Posts: 583 Joined: Dec 3^rd, 2015	Soldered my first liner! Oct 7^th, 2017 at 7:57pm	Print Post
	Got my liner in and thought I would pass on what helped the job go smooth. Make sure everything is CLEAN!!!, You need lots of heat But: not concentrated in one area. I used Temp Sticks to gauge the progress. Acid Flux for tinning and Rosin for final assembly. Don't Panic! Solder has a Melting point and a Flowing Point. Beer comes after things cool down. David


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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1607 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #1 - Oct 7^th, 2017 at 8:40pm	Print Post
	Congratulations! Everyone should do that once.

	"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo “There is no situation so bad that it cannot be made worse." Confidence- The feeling you get before you fully understand the situation.
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16157 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #2 - Oct 8^th, 2017 at 1:45am	Print Post
	A whole lot easier with Loctite!

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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2917 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #3 - Oct 8^th, 2017 at 8:18am	Print Post
	Jeff_Schultz wrote on Oct 7^th, 2017 at 8:40pm: Congratulations! Everyone should do that once. Yes. Will help work out any frustrations you may have.

	Glenn - 2x CPA 44 1/2 w/22LR (Shilen ratchet-rifled & Bartlein 5R rifled), 38-40RH & 38-55WCF (Bartlein 5R rifled) & 40-65WCF (GrnMtn 'X') barrels
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KAF Ex Member	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #4 - Oct 8^th, 2017 at 8:55am	Print Post
	"Congratulations! Everyone should do that once." Once is TOO many times.


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Bent_Ramrod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1462 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #5 - Oct 8^th, 2017 at 11:14am	Print Post
	I prefer solder, too. Gluing firearms together with polymers makes me uneasy for some reason. Guess I’m an old fuddy-duddy. Does the lined barrel chime like Big Ben when held on the end and tapped lightly along its length? That was supposed to be the test for a solid lining job. I have to say that I can’t tell the difference on target between the duller “clangs” and the more sonorous “bongs” when I shoot barrels I’ve relined.


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ballardhepburnmich ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 598 Location: Scotts,mi. Joined: May 20^th, 2015	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #6 - Oct 9^th, 2017 at 8:05am	Print Post
	nrdavis, may I ask why you chose to solder your liner in as opposed to using adhesives? Lee


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n.r.davis Oldtimer Offline Posts: 583 Joined: Dec 3^rd, 2015	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #7 - Oct 9^th, 2017 at 9:06am	Print Post
	My reasons why: article in "Precision Shooting" about the long term stability of Epoxy seemed like a Red Flag, This rifle is a weekly target rifle and so can see 100 round at a time. The working time for solder is unlimited where as if the Epoxy or Loctite starts to set up that's it. To remove the liner is easy enough and the hard part is done to replace it "tinning the barrel". Last but not least is I was afraid to do it. Look the Devil in the eye and buy him a beer....


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desert-dude Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 439 Location: Selah Joined: Jul 23^rd, 2013	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #8 - Oct 9^th, 2017 at 11:15am	Print Post
	Some epoxies have pretty good shelf life;before catalysis; like 5 yrs. It should be better afterwards. Trimellitic anhydride catalysed Epon 828 will withstand high temps ... for an organic. I like the idea of not using heat. It would be interesting to do a well designed study to see if one is more accurate than the other. Obviously both work. I wonder about the effect of the heat in soldering; do you get mild distortion or just a bit of stress relief? So many questions: so little time and energy.


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ballardhepburnmich ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 598 Location: Scotts,mi. Joined: May 20^th, 2015	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #9 - Oct 10^th, 2017 at 12:25am	Print Post
	n.r.davis, I have lined barrels that were glued 40 years ago and have had thousands of shots through them and they are as good as the day they were done. Your reasons are all good valid reasons and your lastbreason is the best of all. Lee (I was just curious)


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RoyB Oldtimer Offline Posts: 838 Location: Dartmouth, MA Joined: Mar 28^th, 2011	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #10 - Oct 11^th, 2017 at 11:17am	Print Post
	don't fly in modern airplanes.......lots of pieces glued together... I have to believe soldering a thin liner must introduce some kind of stress that a non-heat adhesive like Loctite doesn't

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LRF Oldtimer Online Posts: 591 Location: MN Joined: May 8^th, 2010	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #11 - Oct 11^th, 2017 at 5:14pm	Print Post
	RoyB +1 your comments I would glue it in place and never give it another thought.


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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1607 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #12 - Oct 11^th, 2017 at 6:00pm	Print Post
	I consider it quite an accomplishment to solder in a liner and make a nice job of it. We didn't always have "Loctite".

	"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo “There is no situation so bad that it cannot be made worse." Confidence- The feeling you get before you fully understand the situation.
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ballardhepburnmich ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 598 Location: Scotts,mi. Joined: May 20^th, 2015	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #13 - Oct 11^th, 2017 at 10:13pm	Print Post
	I will second that thought Jeff. Lee


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Soldered my first liner! Reply #14 - Oct 11^th, 2017 at 10:34pm	Print Post
	When you solder a liner, is the solder drawn in full length?

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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