Rebarelling rifle barells

[andy_65_in]

Anybody heard about this concept here in India and if so where

[timmy]

It sounds to me as if you are combining two different processes into one question. One does not "rebarrel a rife barrel." A rife can be rebarrelled, which is the process of fitting a new barrel to an existing rifle action. Or, one can "reline" an existing rifle barrel, where the existing bore is replaced with a liner that includes new rifling.

What process are you referring to?

[Kittu]

timmy
i think he asking for barrel change as lining is not possible inindia.but again chanhging barrells is also immpossible in india.which gunsmith knows what is turn of grooves in inches in rifle and what about the grade of steel gunsmith uses for barrell.seen some pistol barrel change but never seen a rifle baller change in india and all those pistol barrel changed were quickly sold by owner thanks

[timmy]

The gunsmiths I am familiar with do not make their own barrels for rebarreling. They order new barrels from a barrel maker, who selects the grade of steel used and determines the configuration of the rifling, including the twist.

Most nations consider the barrel to be the gun, so the gun's serial number is assigned to the barrel. This is opposite from the USA, where the gun is the receiver, which is assigned a serial number, and barrels can be interchanged (as long as the length of the barrel conforms to the legal requirements for that type of firearm).

If, in India, the gun is the barrel with respect to legality and assignment of serial numbers, the OP may run into a thorny issue when intending to rebarrel, but if he is thinking about relining, the issue may be less clear. Without knowing what process he is referring to in his question, we can't very well proceed with issues such as the configuration of whatever he intends, can we?

[herb]

Re-boring rifle barrels to a larger caliber is a very specialized area. Very few barrel smiths do it even in North America. Not cost effective, re barreling will be cheaper. One reason would be to preserve Name/proof markings/sights etc. on a barrel of valuable vintage rifle

At one time I wanted to re-bore a Oberndorf Mauser commercial Type B sporter from 8x57 to 9.3x62 to preserve all external characteristics of the rifle. Decided to leave the old timer alone.

Here is someone who does in the US

http://www.deltagunshop.com/clearwater_ ... index.html

http://www.deltagunshop.com/clearwater_ ... rices.html

Herb

[timmy]

Herb, because the OP did not specify, and because I am guessing that he may own a .22 rifle, and is thus inquiring about a .22, I have asked him to specify just what he is talking about.

I note that relining a .22 barrel is a fairly standard operation and a viable alternative to rebarreling a .22 rifle. Here is a youtube video from Brownell's about the process:

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and a Brownell's ad:

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools ... 10974.aspx

and an ad from Midway:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/129341 ... hrome-moly

Just how relining might affect the legality and status of a gun where the barrel is considered to be the gun, I cannot say.

[herb]

Timmy, Agree and thanks for the video. Since the question does not have a lot of details, I thought he meant re-boring a barrel instead of re-barreling a barrel.


Herb

[andy_65_in]

I am keen on .22 rimfire barrels only,can they be improved here in india with this process

[ravi.rataul]

Yea I change my 351 cal to 30 cal carbine....


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[Mark]

One more question that needs to be answered is why does he feel it needs to be rebarrelled? Is it shooting poorly? Has it been damaged? Often a poor shooter can be fixed by either re-crowning or having the muzzle shortened slightly, depending on damage.

Sometimes a good cleaning can also restore lost accuracy.


Mark