The first rifle I had built for my 0.25-caliber wildcat cartridge has a 24-inch Proof barrel, and if it will not put five holes in a target at 100 yards that you can cover with a dime, I know it ...

Start each hole with a center punch, and bore the 1-inch intake holes with a step bit [8]. Test each one by threading in a ¾-inch close nipple. Using a ¼-inch bit, drill the grill-support holes.

Near the bottom of the barrel, I drilled a hole in the side so that I could screw in a 3-inch-long section of galvanized pipe and a faucet from which my bride can draw her whiskey-flavored water.