When you really step back and look at what is needed for barrel fitting, conventional lathes (like the 13×40's) are total overkill in both size and capability.
Good shootin' -Al
That is my opinion as well. It is very unfashionable nowadays to admit you do your barrel work between centers, the terms "dog and faceplate,steady rest, lathe centers, half point center" are never mentioned maybe banned....and I don't know why. Much ado and noise now about working thru the spindle hole with an outboard spider. A lot of truly great rifles were turned out in the heyday of custom rifles on nine or ten inch SB's, Atlas' or Logan's, early Jet imports, by nationally famous gunsmiths.
