Hi-Power barrel crack w pics.. Suggestions?

[tiriaq]

The joint line isn't a weld. Its where the two pieces come together.

 

[.88 magnum]

I believe its silver soldered. Making the barrel in 2 parts is for simplified machining.

 

[gunasauras]

I believe its silver soldered. Making the barrel in 2 parts is for simplified machining.

It also prevents cracking from spreading into the chamber......a problem with the original one piece barrels.....

 

[Icefire]

B35-028BARREL (new)$169.00


marstar

 

[Scocou]

is it possible that you re-assembled it with the spring guide upside down? doing so causes a lot of wear and stress

^^^ Maybe you meant installing the recoil spring backwards... although I doubt even that would cause this failure. Possible I guess...

What to do?

Sounds like a good excuse to get a fancy Bar-Sto or equiv. barrel Were you shooting prior to the failure? If so, one shot or many? Looks like it failed on the return-motion of the slide. I'd strip down that P35... my $0.02 Cheers

 

[Gibbs505]

As others have said, new barrel!

 

[chauch2001]

This is great guys. Thanks for all the advice.
I have faxed in an order to Marstar for their barrel. Even though it's cheaper as CanAm has stated, with Sarco being across the border, I don't think it's worth the headache.
I will follow up with Browning to see what their solution is.
Cheers

 

[spi]

Drop a WTB thread in the EE.

And then wait 3-4 years for a response. Just order a new barrel from a reputable establishment.

 

[Colin]

The military has a few hundred thousand (I joke) Brownings in the system. Every soldier in Afghanistan seems to be issued one, so there are at least 3000 serviceable ones. At some point in the depths of time the military encountered the same problem as you have. Their solution was to fit relacement barrels from FN. The identification difference between a Canadian one-piece military barrel and a replacement Belgian barrel is an obvious weld seam connecting the leg to the barrel. These welds break.

Didn't help that we feed them a steady diet of the IVI 9mm ammo which is either +P or +P+

 

[Curtton]

I have faxed in an order to Marstar for their barrel. Even though it's cheaper as CanAm has stated, with Sarco being across the border, I don't think it's worth the headache.
Cheers

right you are, importing a barrel requires an export permit out of the US.