.357 rifle barrel blank
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Y'know, if you want something other than a humorous answer (which you may not find as humorous as the contributors do), you REALLY need to come up with some information, else the answer is "Yes".
Pistol, rifle, twist rate, length, diameter, intended use, etc.
Good question, to get a good answer, and all that...
Cheers
Trev
Pistol, rifle, twist rate, length, diameter, intended use, etc.
Good question, to get a good answer, and all that...
Cheers
Trev
I left the specs wide open as almost any 20" barrel on up will do, I have had to halt a 1885 rebarrel job as the contour makes attaching the mainspring unfeasible. I assumed (wrongly apparently) that anyone carrying .357 bored blanks would likely have at least some selection and I could avoid a 6 week wait for a barrel to be made.
There are 2 with my gunsmith and of course the barrel I bought was the one that didn't work, I'd sure like them finished concurrently, if at all possible.
If anyone reads this and has a 20" or greater barrel they might be interested in selling please feel free to PM me.
There are 2 with my gunsmith and of course the barrel I bought was the one that didn't work, I'd sure like them finished concurrently, if at all possible.
If anyone reads this and has a 20" or greater barrel they might be interested in selling please feel free to PM me.
Realistically, here in Canada, you usually pretty much gotta order and wait.
One of the guys I would suggest checking with fairly soon in the scheme is to talk to the Rusty Woods Trading Company, as they deal a lot more in the cowboy action shooting world than most, and if anyone has a rifle size barrel blank in a pistol caliber, like as not, them. Possibly a take off that can be set back, if the markings, etc. do not bother you too much.
Another outfit worth checking with is Bits of Pieces, also in the BC Lower Mainland area. They deal in Green Mountain barrels, and 'might' hold some stock if you are lucky... Worth checking out GM's site and seeing if they actually offer the caliber. I know that they offer Winchester 1885 profile barrels, ready to thread and chamber.
Otherwise, it is pretty much an order and wait scenario. Filling out the forms for own use, and waiting for it to all fall into place, is the cheap way, paying someone else to do the same thing, or paying for the amount of profit they need to make to allow for the money tied up, is the other.
I think the only thing you are really off base upon, is the assumption that every gunsmith keeps a bunch of barrels around, which, I am sure they would like to, but I suspect that the cost of holding a bunch of stock loses out to the need to pay the bills, and eat.
IIRC, it was one of the pro 'smiths that said he recalled barrels at $12 each, at a time when a working man made a couple times that a day, vs. the money that can be spent now, amounting to several days wages.
Cheers
Trev
One of the guys I would suggest checking with fairly soon in the scheme is to talk to the Rusty Woods Trading Company, as they deal a lot more in the cowboy action shooting world than most, and if anyone has a rifle size barrel blank in a pistol caliber, like as not, them. Possibly a take off that can be set back, if the markings, etc. do not bother you too much.
Another outfit worth checking with is Bits of Pieces, also in the BC Lower Mainland area. They deal in Green Mountain barrels, and 'might' hold some stock if you are lucky... Worth checking out GM's site and seeing if they actually offer the caliber. I know that they offer Winchester 1885 profile barrels, ready to thread and chamber.
Otherwise, it is pretty much an order and wait scenario. Filling out the forms for own use, and waiting for it to all fall into place, is the cheap way, paying someone else to do the same thing, or paying for the amount of profit they need to make to allow for the money tied up, is the other.
I think the only thing you are really off base upon, is the assumption that every gunsmith keeps a bunch of barrels around, which, I am sure they would like to, but I suspect that the cost of holding a bunch of stock loses out to the need to pay the bills, and eat.
IIRC, it was one of the pro 'smiths that said he recalled barrels at $12 each, at a time when a working man made a couple times that a day, vs. the money that can be spent now, amounting to several days wages.
Cheers
Trev
Thanks to all who PM'd or otherwise contributed. The problem has been solved and the project grinds into forward gear once again. The number of people on this site who are ready to expend mental sweat for a complete stranger never fails to impress me.
...now if we only had a country that worked like CGN...
Thanks
Mike
...now if we only had a country that worked like CGN...
Thanks
Mike
So, a flat spring High Wall, or Low Wall?
I suspect if I found myself facing this problem I would consider sliding a barrel into a stub made for the purpose, if I wished to make use of a scrounged up barrel which was too small. Do something decorative at the seam and carry on as if I were normal...
Got pictures? Sounds like a really interesting project.
As I had said earlier, good questions=good answers. With enough data to work with, a person at least has a decent chance of being supplied the answer that works for their purpose. If 25 folks had all pointed you at barrels too small or too short, would you have been any further ahead?
Keep us posted on the project. Post pictures. If you are happy with the smith's work, sing his praises, too. Or unhappy...(hope not!). It might drive some business his way.
Cheers
Trev
I suspect if I found myself facing this problem I would consider sliding a barrel into a stub made for the purpose, if I wished to make use of a scrounged up barrel which was too small. Do something decorative at the seam and carry on as if I were normal...
Got pictures? Sounds like a really interesting project.
As I had said earlier, good questions=good answers. With enough data to work with, a person at least has a decent chance of being supplied the answer that works for their purpose. If 25 folks had all pointed you at barrels too small or too short, would you have been any further ahead?
Keep us posted on the project. Post pictures. If you are happy with the smith's work, sing his praises, too. Or unhappy...(hope not!). It might drive some business his way.
Cheers
Trev
