Any experience with rebarrelling a prohib pistol to make it restricted? SW Model 18

I looked into this for a model 15. As others have pointed out, it really is not worth it and you'll never recoup the money, particularly given the soft market.
 
tiriaq said:
The existing barrel is bored out and a longer sleeve installed internally. The portion projecting from the original muzzle is larger in diameter, to match the diameter of the original barrel.
The sleeve is one piece, end to end, and longer than 105mm.
Rifling is irrelevant.
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So an insert, not a sleeve - and the inner is uninterrupted... that makes more sense and is closer to what I was thinking (that the portion down which the bullet travels has to be one piece...
 
If you were going to keep it for sentimental reasons you might go that way, but to re sell, it still isn't worth the hassle, and who would pay top dollar for something that is available unaltered for the same price
 
dogzilla said:
If you were going to keep it for sentimental reasons you might go that way, but to re sell, it still isn't worth the hassle, and who would pay top dollar for something that is available unaltered for the same price
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No one is paying 'top dollar' for any firearm with a 12(6) designation.

As I told my step-dad, 'all you 12(6) holders are cheap bastards'. He laughed and said 'yup'.
 
Whether you onset a longer barrel ( sleave) or install a complete barrel, the cost is $250.
This includes a piece of .22 LR barrel that has been spun to fit.
Either as a sleaved barrel or a complete barrel.
The complete barrel will be from a piece of barrel blank ( not a S&W barrel).
This includes the verification paperwork as well.
So for $250 , you get a gun that’s now restricted and shoot able.
And it looks good.

Is it worth it?
Not for me, but if it’s truly sentimental, what’s $250.
 
flatlandflyfisher said:
No one is paying 'top dollar' for any firearm with a 12(6) designation.

As I told my step-dad, 'all you 12(6) holders are cheap bastards'. He laughed and said 'yup'.
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He is saying you will not even get market value compared to the restricted equivalent.
 
Unless he line bores the extended barrel and installs a rifled insert that is the full length of the barrel it won't pass verification. Cheaper and easier to find a restricted length barrel and even then, the cost of the modification will not be reflected in the gun's value.
 
Even with the very soft market on any prohib revolver, you will still come out with more money than you will after paying someone to convert it
 
Not with this gun, to new.
The only way it would be cost effective if you did it your self, as it is a 22, lots of metal to work with.
It would have to be drilled out, a 22 liner made out of a old 22 barrel, glued in after 1/2" or so extension affixed to the faced off barrel face.
The rifling had to be full length.
Than the measuring, pictures to RCMP lab, emails, more pictures and B.S.
Than you will have a restricted pistol that is worth 600.oo instead of 200.oo, mabe 300.oo if posted here, they are still selling , if priced right and are good guns.
44, 375M more so.
Paatz said:
Perhaps he can just give it to you, and you get 12.7 licence.
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The Colt guys are still paying up, but that is like buying gold stocks.,LOL
I shoot lots of 12-6 stuff, But unless it is something special, yep cheap.
flatlandflyfisher said:
No one is paying 'top dollar' for any firearm with a 12(6) designation.

As I told my step-dad, 'all you 12(6) holders are cheap bastards'. He laughed and said 'yup'.
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View attachment 348225As the OP said , this was for sentimental reasons, not monetary reasons.
I don’t think $250 is unreasonable.
My friend said that’s the cost, regardless if it’s sleeved or rebarreled.
Keep in mind it’s not a S$W barrel but piece of .22lr blank.

Here’s a pic of a model19 he recently did.
Looks good.
 
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