Job Description:

• 1) Straightens small arms barrels to remove bends and crooks, using either line or ring method: Positions barrel in straightening press, sighting it toward frosted glass plate across which is drawn black horizontal line.

• 2) Sights through barrel, noting two line-shadows cast longitudinally along interior by reflected light from frosted glass.

• 3) Tightens jaws of press to bend barrel at points where shadows are not straight to straighten barrel.

• 4) Positions barrel on special fixture.

• 5) Sights through barrel toward light, noting position of three ring-shadows cast inside bore by light passing through ring scribed on smoked glass at far end of barrel.

• 6) Removes crooked barrel from fixture and strikes it with soft metal mallet against babbitt block to remove bend indicated by position of rings.