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Post by awp101 on Oct 28, 2017 12:06:08 GMT -5
I remember reading Bowen stopped when the guy he used died. I thought someone kept the rebore business going but there was a huge backlog and they finally shut down? My rememberer might be broken on that point though. Just daydreaming and letting my mind run with the idea of turning a 4" 28/29/57 into a .45 Colt/ACP for less than ponying up for a 4" 25 and having it cut for moon clips. I have a strong feeling that won't be the case and I should go ahead and start rolling pennies for a 25 but it's a fun diversion...  |
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Post by bushog on Oct 28, 2017 19:41:57 GMT -5
Alan Siegrist
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Post by rjm52 on Nov 1, 2017 14:10:54 GMT -5
Check with Jack Huntington. www.jrhadvancedgunsmithing.com/Earlier this year I sent him a S&W Model 53 .22 Jet with an extra burned out barrel and .22 Long Rifle cylinder. He did a beautiful job turning it into a .327 Federal using the burned out barrel and .22 cylinder. The gun can be put back to .22 Jet using the original cylinder and barrel that was on the gun... Not sure who he is using to do his reboring. Bob |
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Post by bushog on Nov 1, 2017 15:02:36 GMT -5
Jack has his own machine....
I thought the question was, who will rebore barrels?
I don't think Jack will do the rebores unless he's building you a gun.
I could be wrong though....
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Post by awp101 on Nov 1, 2017 21:04:21 GMT -5
Thanks! I wonder if a rebore/rechamber, trigger work and new stocks would be enough to entice JRH?
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Post by doug2mobil on Nov 1, 2017 21:22:24 GMT -5
Sure. Call Jack and talk to him.
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Post by bushog on Nov 1, 2017 22:40:27 GMT -5
That's what rmj52 had done....basically.
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Post by rjm52 on Nov 2, 2017 18:22:07 GMT -5
Jack said it was the easiest job for a caliber change he ever did. He did however end up having to face off the barrel shoulder to get a little more depth because the forcing cone area of the barrel had been so over heated by the .22 Jet ammo it had to be cut back and a new forcing cone cut...
Bob
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Post by awp101 on Nov 3, 2017 7:10:20 GMT -5
That's what rmj52 had done....basically. Good point. Some days I'm slower than others...  |
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Post by xs56gun on Nov 7, 2017 12:41:06 GMT -5
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Post by bushog on Nov 7, 2017 18:15:26 GMT -5
States at the bottom of the page in red....too bad.... "Currently not doing reboring due to my back log" |
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Post by boxhead on Nov 13, 2017 19:44:21 GMT -5
I have had one S&W and one Ruger rebored by Al Siegrist and he did an excellent job as is expected given his 40+ years doing it.
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