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I've been looking for a muzzleloader barrel and haven't been to successful, I'm sure I could likely find something if price was no problem, but hope to find something in line with what Green Mountain has, unfortunately getting something from them seems to be a problem, their distributors here can't seem to get anything from them.
Has anyone actually made their own barrel. I'm looking at 50 cal. 1:28 twist from 4140 shaft, and plan to proof it, remotely done of coarse. I understand there will be significant cost, but in the end it maybe worth it.
Thanks
Cmass
Check the chamber, Check it again.
 
im guessing you know nothing about boring and rifling a barrel its alot of work ive seen it done the old way if you want a good way to lose weight that will do it

1 in 28" for a .50 seems odd most it should be around 1 in 60" or so

the cost will but for nothing when you can get one for much cheaper http://www.thegunworks.com/custprodgun.cfm?SubCat1ID=9&Cat1Name=Barrels these guys will make the twist and rifling depth you want oregon barrel co are the ones you want to look at
 
1-28 is for sabots and perhaps heavy for caliber weight conicals.. Bit of Pieces in BC brings in GM barrels I have a 1-70" ball barrel in .54 on my Renegade. Claybirds at 100 yards don't stand a chance.............Harold
 
Deal with Green Mtn directly if you can. In the US muzzle loaders are not considered firearms and the barrel should be exportable to Canada.
 
nanuk forgive the question but explain PRB. And part of what I'm looking for is, the boring and rifling machine seen on Oregon Barrels co's home page looks a lot like the machine at Guy Lautard page, has anyone first hand knowledge or hands on experience with a machine of that kind or similar
 
RIFLE MODEL CAL. TWIST RIFLE MODEL CAL. TWIST
CVA Apollo Carbelite 50/54 1:32
CVA Apollo Shadow 50/54 1:32
CVA Apollo Shadow SS 50/54 1:32
CVA Apollo Sporter 50 1:32
CVA Bobcat Rifle 50/54 1:48
CVA Bushwacker 50 1:48
CVA Colorado MusketMag 50 1:32
CVA Eclipse 209 Mag 45/50 1:28
CVA Elipse 50 1:32
CVA Firebolt 209 UltraMag 45/50 1:32
CVA Frontier Carbine 50 1:48
CVA Frontier Hunter 50 1:32
CVA Hunterbolt 209 UltrMag 45/50 1:28
CVA Mountain Hunter 50 1:48
CVA Optima Pro 209 45/50 1:28
CVA Panther Carbine 50/54 1:32
CVA Plainsman 50 1:48
CVA St. Louis Hawken 50/54 1:48
CVA Stag Horn 209 Mag 50 1:32
CVA Stalker Carbine 50/54 1:32
CVA Stalker Rifle 50 1:32
CVA Tracker Carbine 50 1:32
CVA Trophy Carbine 50/54 1:32
CVA Woodsman 50 1:48
CVA Youth Hunter 50 1:48
Traditions Buck Hunter 50 1:32
Traditions Buck Hunter 54 1:48
Traditions Buck Hunter Pro 50 1:32
Traditions Buckskinner Carbine 50 1:48
Traditions Crockett Rifle 50 1:48
Traditions Deer Hunter 50/54 1:48
Traditions E-Bolt 209 45 1:20
Traditions E-Bolt 209 45 1:20
Traditions E-Bolt 209 50 1:28
Traditions Evolution 50 1:28
Traditions Evolution 54 1:48
Traditions Evolution LD 45 1:20
Traditions Evolution LD 50 1:28
Traditions Evolution Premier 50 1:28
Traditions Hawken Mag Rifle 50 1:48
Traditions Hawken Rifle 50 1:48
Traditions Hawken Woodsman 50/54 1:48
Traditions Lighting Lightweight 50 1:28
Traditions Lightning 45 LD 45 1:20
Traditions Lightning Bolt Action 50 1:28
Traditions Lightning Bolt Action 54 1:48
Traditions Lightning Fire Sidelock 50 1:32
Traditions Magnum Plains 50 1:32
Traditions Panther Rifle 50/54 1:48
Traditions Pioneer 50 1:32
Traditions Pursuit (All Models) 50 1:28
Traditions Thunder Bolt-Action 45 1:20
Traditions Thunder Bolt-Action 50 1:28
Traditions Thunder Magnum 50 1:32
Traditions Tracker 209 45 1:20
Traditions Tracker 209 50 1:28
Knight American Knight 50 1:28
Knight Big Horn 50 1:28
Knight DISC Elite 45 1:30
Knight DISC Elite 50 1:28
Knight DISC Extreme 45 1:30
Knight DISC Extreme 50 1:28
Knight MHS DISC Extreme 45 1:30
Knight MHS DISC Extreme 50 1:28
Knight MK85 50/54 1:28
Knight Revolution 50 1:28
Knight T-Bolt 50 1:28
Knight Wolverine 50/54 1:28
Knight Wolverine 209 50 1:28
Knight Wolverine II 50/54 1:28
Lyman Cougar Rifle 50/54 1:24
Lyman Deerstalker Rifle 50/54 1:48
Lyman Great Plains Hunter 50/54 1:32
Lyman Great Plains Rifle 50/54 1:60
Lyman Trade Rifle 50/54 1:48
Ruger 77/50 Rifle 50 1:28
T/C Woods 50 1:28
T/C Big Boar 58 1:48
T/C Black Diamond 50 1:28
T/C Black Diamond XR 45/50 1:28
T/C Black Mountain Magnum 50 1:28
T/C Encore 290x45 Magnum 45 1:20
T/C Encore 290x45 Magnum 45 1:28
T/C Encore 290x50 Magnum 50 1:28
T/C Fire Storm 50 1:48
T/C G2 (.45 cal only) Contender 209x45ML 45 1:28
T/C Hawken 50/54 1:48
T/C New Englander 50/54 1:48
T/C Omega 45/50 1:28
T/C Renegade 50 1:48
T/C Scout Carbine 50/54 1:20
T/C Thunderhawk 50/54 1:38
T/C White Mountain 50/54 1:20
Savage 10ML (All Models) 50 1:24
Winchester X-150 Magnum 209 45 1:28
Winchester X-150 Magnum 209 50 1:28
Remington 700 ML/MLS Rifle 45/50/54 1:28
Winchester Apex Magnum 45/50 1:28

UPDATES:


Thompson Center Impact is 1:28
 
Contact any of the resellers of barrels, or do up the import paperwork (free, takes time, so not an instant gratification route)and order from Brownells.

Unless you want a life-long hobby with a steep and expensive learning curve (price out gundrills and pull tubes for the reamers you would need) as well as the need for a rifling cutter or buttons made to meet the twist requirements.

My read on this is that if you are asking these questions, you do not have the skillsets to pull it off. How are your machining skills? What is your budget? Is your goal one rifle for you, or are you going to become a barrel maker? The former is a fools errand, given the actual cost of a new barrel from a retailer, the latter is a whackload of dues to pay.

Oh. PRB. Patched Round Ball.

Cheers
Trev
 
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