How well does re-lining a rifle barrel work, is it worth the effort? I have a line on a fairly rare rifle with a shot out bore and I think I can get her for cheap, is it worth re-lining or is it a real hassle. Are there any caliber limitations for this type of procedure?
Re-lining rifle barrels, how effective?
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I have a savage 1920 in 250-3000. The diameter of the muzzle is .567" . Can someone tell me if it is reasonably possible to re-line this barrel? (Back to 25 calibre). It is a lovely little rifle with a worn and pitted bore; I would like to make her a sound hunting tool again. Also if a re-line job were realistic it would be good to get the right twist to stabilize 100gr + bullets. Any comments/suggestions welcome! Thanks.
angrysoldier
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our machine gun barrels are done all the time
antiqueguy
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yes it can work very well and if you have a gun that is rare and want to keep the markings that is the only way to go
track of the wolf has .257" liners that will work but there may be some issues with the chamber end as the liners are 7/16" for the 1 in 14 wist and 1/2" for the 1 in 10
track of the wolf has .257" liners that will work but there may be some issues with the chamber end as the liners are 7/16" for the 1 in 14 wist and 1/2" for the 1 in 10
Thanks for the replies.... so I understand track of the wolf can ship to canada, does this still hold true? And the issues related to the chamber end would be insufficient material left in the liner after reaming the chamber? Any recommendations on who might be a good bet to do the job? Thanks again!
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Generally liners can work quite well for .22 Rimfire rifles and for cartridges designed for lower chamber pressures. This includes many of the older "black powder" calibres. Machine Guns as mentioned, can have Stellite liners in their barrels because of the rapid firing building up the heat. However, machine gun barrels are also heavier than ordinary sporting rifle barrels, so there is enough barrel diameter to do this.
In the 1920 Savage rifle mentioned, there is probably not enough diameter at the chamber area to do this with the liners previously mentioned. It would be possible to bore out the barrel to .300 Savage, a calibre that Savage made the 1920 Model in, or have a new barrel put on the rifle. Another possibility, if you reload, is to have the barrel bored out to .270 Savage, a Wildcat cartridge that was designed just for this purpose. It uses the 250-3000 case, but with slightly larger bullets. It would make your rifle useful again. It also depends upon which 1920 Model you have, the plain Jane standard model, or the checkered deluxe model. If the latter, it may be more desireable as a collectors item.
For the OP, more information is needed. What type of rifle is it, (make and model) and more important, what calibre is it now? Your question is valid, but simply does not include enough information to give an answer on. Do you want to keep the present barrel markings, or if it is a more common model, would you want to rebore it so that you can shoot it?
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Generally liners can work quite well for .22 Rimfire rifles and for cartridges designed for lower chamber pressures. This includes many of the older "black powder" calibres. Machine Guns as mentioned, can have Stellite liners in their barrels because of the rapid firing building up the heat. However, machine gun barrels are also heavier than ordinary sporting rifle barrels, so there is enough barrel diameter to do this.
In the 1920 Savage rifle mentioned, there is probably not enough diameter at the chamber area to do this with the liners previously mentioned. It would be possible to bore out the barrel to .300 Savage, a calibre that Savage made the 1920 Model in, or have a new barrel put on the rifle. Another possibility, if you reload, is to have the barrel bored out to .270 Savage, a Wildcat cartridge that was designed just for this purpose. It uses the 250-3000 case, but with slightly larger bullets. It would make your rifle useful again. It also depends upon which 1920 Model you have, the plain Jane standard model, or the checkered deluxe model. If the latter, it may be more desireable as a collectors item.
For the OP, more information is needed. What type of rifle is it, (make and model) and more important, what calibre is it now? Your question is valid, but simply does not include enough information to give an answer on. Do you want to keep the present barrel markings, or if it is a more common model, would you want to rebore it so that you can shoot it?
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Personally, I wouldn't touch the job. .250 Savage isn't a super high intensity cartridge, but it is high pressure. Those liners just don't have enough meat in them, for the breech end. They are most likely intended for .25-20 or .25-35. Smaller diameter, lower pressure cartridges.
I have heard of high pressure barrels being sleeved with a two diameter liner, the chamber end being larger in diameter. Significantly more difficult to do.
Rebarrelling would be the easiest.
Reboring would be a possibility.
It is probable that none of these would be cost-effective if someone had to be paid to do the work.
I have heard of high pressure barrels being sleeved with a two diameter liner, the chamber end being larger in diameter. Significantly more difficult to do.
Rebarrelling would be the easiest.
Reboring would be a possibility.
It is probable that none of these would be cost-effective if someone had to be paid to do the work.
antiqueguy
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yes the liners are made for the .25-20 and .25-35 but they are 4140 so if there is a smaller diameter cartridge then it could be used
