Labeling a gun barrel

[Justice1327]

Hey There hope that you can get your barrels marked per the ATF Rules & regs.
I would advise that you find a person that has a Laser Engraver. That would give it a professional marking.
If you lived close to us, we would Laser Engrave it for you.

• The marking must be conspicuously engraved, cast, or stamped on the firearm frame, receiver, barrel, or slide.
• The font must be BLOCK letters, and stylized fonts or scripts are not allowed.
• The minimum height of the engraving must be at least 1/16 inch, with a depth of at least .003 inch.

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[MT-JONAS]

I live 15 minutes from Snowy Mountain Rifles, they did mine for $40

 

[waveslayer]

Note in your phone, laminate a Note that sucks with is log book?

 

[cm1021]

The barrel/caliber being labeled isn't part of any ATF requirements. The only thing required for labeling is the actual serialized component, which if a bolt gun would be the receiver. It sounds like he's just wanting to mark the barrels to be able to differentiate between them? I would think two different barrels from two different makers should be easy enough to distinguish one from the other, especially since one is cerakoted?

 

[arrow179]

FYI - Carbon Six does not mark their barrels for chambering or twist info is just an example. I have 2 of their barrels. They shoot well but would be nice if they marked them.

 

[FEENIX]

The barrel/caliber being labeled isn't part of any ATF requirements. The only thing required for labeling is the actual serialized component, which if a bolt gun would be the receiver. It sounds like he's just wanting to mark the barrels to be able to differentiate between them? I would think two different barrels from two different makers should be easy enough to distinguish one from the other, especially since one is cerakoted?

Agreed! I keep all the invoices for all my custom-made components, including the barrels. I also have a tracking log of what components went to all my rifle builds, including the serial numbers of actions, scopes, etc. All my rifle chamberings are engraved on the barrel (i.e., .257 WBY, .264 WM, .270 AI, .30 Gibbs, .30 Lara, 338 Thor, etc.), and I can always refer to my tracking log for other pertinent information, along with the load development information.

 

[PopNFresh]

as a manufacturer or importer there are required markings per atf for firearms.
The gray area hits when a gunsmith is not a manufacturer but is replacing parts (like spinning a new barrel up) he's not technically a manufacturer so are the markings required. putting a client's parts on a client's gun makes things a little different than buying a pre-made firearm. Ive done enough atf audits to know your logbook can pretty much have none available/listed on any section if the info isn't there in the firearm. hell, NSN is acceptable to put in for no serial number.

27 CFR § 478.92 | eRegulations

regulations.atf.gov

 

[K9TXS]

There are two good systems, stamping & etching.


The etching method you don't have to remove the scope or action from the stock if you know what your doing. Mine are etched.

 

[PopNFresh]

There are two good systems, stamping & etching.


The etching method you don't have to remove the scope or action from the stock if you know what your doing. Mine are etched.

I didn't think etching reached the required depth to be considered a legal marking

 

[slv hunter]

Duct tape and sharpie lol

 

[Taj]

I have two custom rifles and neither barrel is marked by cartridge and/or twist. One is a 7 mm Remington Magnum and one is a 7 mm-08. One barrel is a Proof carbon and the other is a Bartlein stainless (cerokoted). I would like to label them by cartridge and twist. Is engraving the only way?

I found myself very reluctant to beat on a $ 500 barrel job with a punch and hammer, so I bought a commercial 80 watt fiber laser for the shop. I now do caliber markings for several smiths that do a lot of rebarrel work and have contracts with a manufacturer of medical products to do part and serial numbers on stainless and brass parts they manufacture. I'm also doing a bit of Form 1 NFA stuff for locals. The laser does an extremely clean job. I will never beat on another gun with a hammer and number stamps. IT sort of turned into a "monster".

 

[arrow179]

Mind sharing any pictures of your work?

I found myself very reluctant to beat on a $ 500 barrel job with a punch and hammer, so I bought a commercial 80 watt fiber laser for the shop. I now do caliber markings for several smiths that do a lot of rebarrel work and have contracts with a manufacturer of medical products to do part and serial numbers on stainless and brass parts they manufacture. I'm also doing a bit of Form 1 NFA stuff for locals. The laser does an extremely clean job. I will never beat on another gun with a hammer and number stamps. IT sort of turned into a "monster".

 

[Justice1327]

Note in your phone, laminate a Note that sucks with is log book?

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[HRM Johnny]

I had the same reaction. ???