| DUGABOY1 |
| (.400 member) |
| 06/12/04 04:14 AM |
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Re: Black Powder Bores - what to do?
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In reply to:
When you say "Sleeve" do you mean cut off at the barrel block and mono-block in a new set of barrels, i.e.: traditional shotgun "sleeving?"
Or do you mean that the bore is drilled out (with the barrels left in-tact) and a new rifled chamber and bore soldered into the newly drilled hole?
Finally how much is "Expensive?"
I would never reccomend sleeving a barrel full length in a rifle, larger than .22lr. The old barrel butts used as a mono-block with new fluid steel barrel blanks, turned to the same configuration of the origenals is the way to go. This can be done by several people, but my reccomendation, would be JJ at Champlin's, or D. Yale out in Yellow Jacket, Co. This should cost in the neaghborhood of $3000-up. A full set of new barrels can be had by JJ for around $7500.
Before I did anything, I would try to get it to shoot with Jacketed bullets, "if it ain't broke don't fix it!", just shoot it and enjoy the old war horse!