Where to find replacement SAA barrels?
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A replacement barrel is just that. Another barrel.
What revolver do you have? You usually need a barrel made for whatever manufacturer you have.
Gunparts carries some Uberti barrels. You need to know the model and it'll require the U.S. export permit. A 5.5" .38-40 1873 Cattleman barrel runs $116.60US.
Pietta makes BP firearms only.
The .41 Mag doesn't use the same bullet as a .41 Colt or .38-40, either. It uses a .410" bullet. The Colt used a 'heeled' .406" bullet. The .38-40 used a .400" bullet.
Add the W's and go here though. .oldwestguns.ca/products/index.php
"...lengthen an existing barrel..." If you're thinking of making a restricted out of a prohibited, an extension doesn't count.
What revolver do you have? You usually need a barrel made for whatever manufacturer you have.
Gunparts carries some Uberti barrels. You need to know the model and it'll require the U.S. export permit. A 5.5" .38-40 1873 Cattleman barrel runs $116.60US.
Pietta makes BP firearms only.
The .41 Mag doesn't use the same bullet as a .41 Colt or .38-40, either. It uses a .410" bullet. The Colt used a 'heeled' .406" bullet. The .38-40 used a .400" bullet.
Add the W's and go here though. .oldwestguns.ca/products/index.php
"...lengthen an existing barrel..." If you're thinking of making a restricted out of a prohibited, an extension doesn't count.
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Goto this website ww w.vtigunparts.com great site for replica parts but frames ,barrels and cylinders need import and export permits from both Canada and U.S. What gun are you trying to rebarrel and if you want to make it longer why use a barrel for a liner? There is someone in Alberta that makes or has liners, I just don't have the address handy. Just rebarreling to the length you want might be easier, depending on what you have.
Ok, maybe I should describe this thing a little better. Its a friends gun, originally had a 7" barrel and been cut to 3" (dont worry, not prohib, its an antique.) Anyways, there's really no value in it. The bore is rusted to hell, so he wants to re-line and lengthen it. My thought was yo get a 7" barrel, put it on the lathe and turn down 3" on one end so I can use it to re-line and lengthen in one shot.
The gun is chambered in 442 or 44 webley or something (which chambers a shortened 41 mag case) so 38-40, 41lc, 41 mag barrel...doesnt really matter...he's just going to adjust his bullet size to fit the bore. (although it would have to be quite the crimp putting a 38-40 bullet in a 41 mag case)
Oh, and on re-barrelling...the original barrel has an extended portion on the underside...kinda like the S&W frontier DA's so I cant cut the thing off and re-barrel the full length.
The gun is chambered in 442 or 44 webley or something (which chambers a shortened 41 mag case) so 38-40, 41lc, 41 mag barrel...doesnt really matter...he's just going to adjust his bullet size to fit the bore. (although it would have to be quite the crimp putting a 38-40 bullet in a 41 mag case)
Oh, and on re-barrelling...the original barrel has an extended portion on the underside...kinda like the S&W frontier DA's so I cant cut the thing off and re-barrel the full length.
Don't know why that couln't be done. The remains of the original barrel would just become a sleeve to install the new one. Not unlike the monoblock in many shotguns. I would be inclined to ream out the stump of the original barrel as large as would be practical.
The critical portion of the original barrel would be where it is threaded into the frame. That diameter would limit how much the bore could be opened up for the liner.
On a similar topic, I have an antique revolver for which making ammunition and bullets is a bit of a pain. 9.4 KNIL. Your thread started me thinking that the barrel and cylinder could be sleeved, and then chambered for a common, but not on the non-antique list cartridge.
On a similar topic, I have an antique revolver for which making ammunition and bullets is a bit of a pain. 9.4 KNIL. Your thread started me thinking that the barrel and cylinder could be sleeved, and then chambered for a common, but not on the non-antique list cartridge.
