barrel polishing

[eagle17]

has anybody had the exterior of their kahr barrel polished to remove the bead blasted finish? and if so how? and does it help smooth the action any?

[AZ Traveler]

Yes, it is very common to polish the outside of the barrel. Metal Polish and a Dremel with a felt bob. And yes it does smooth up the action when racking the slide. It reduces the friction between the slide and the barrel.

[MtnDewd]

I did mine with 1500 grit sand paper (stroking it by hand), and then finished it up with a felt bob tipped dremel and some Flitz.
Here's an example of what it looks like.

MtnDewd

[eagle17]

Originally posted by MtnDewd
I did mine with 1500 grit sand paper (stroking it by hand), and then finished it up with a felt bob tipped dremel and some Flitz.
Here's an example of what it looks like.

MtnDewd yea i bet that looks alot better than that bead blast finish when its in your mk9!

[MtnDewd]

Yeah, it does add to the appearance; as well as, seem to make it cycle a little more smoothly.

MtnDewd

[eagle17]

Originally posted by MtnDewd
Yeah, it does add to the appearance; as well as, seem to make it cycle a little more smoothly.

MtnDewd I think thats the way it should have been from the factory !but they dont so i guess i will try that like yours or i might try sending it to have a custom jewlling finish from the custom jewlling shop that has some nice looking work on their website,

[MtnDewd]

It's not that difficult to do. It just takes some sand paper, dremel, felt bob, some Flitz or Jeweler's rouge, and a little patience.

MtnDewd

[SearTripper]

Originally posted by MtnDewd
It's not that difficult to do. It just takes some sand paper, dremel, felt bob, some Flitz or Jeweler's rouge, and a little patience.

MtnDewd

Ditto, man! I did mine too as well as several other parts and inside the chamber and hand-lapped the bore. Big Help!

[UrbanCowboy]

I did mine as well as the extractor. It made it feel a little smoother and made cleanup much easier. I started with some 320 grit sandpaper and gradually worked up to 2000. Then I just went to work with some Flitz and a Rotary Tool.