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Offline bobke

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ruger bisley 45 colt barrel replacement options
« on: September 08, 2009, 01:46:42 PM »
new here, from over at cast boolit forum and others.  excellent site, so far.  having been through the gauntlet with ruger quality of late, have ruger ss 5.5 bisley i'm contemplating a rebarrel on, after having had a replacement installed by ruger, with the usual result.  looking for a very high quality stainless barrel, twist up for discussion, but one that would be ideal-in terms of lands/groove spec/depth for cast bullets in the 260/300 range and straight from one end to the other-after installation.  any actual time with a barrel or qualified references for a source for barrel and twist would be greatly appreciated?  want to stick with stainless, as the base frame, etc already there.  barrel no. 2 has tight cone at frame, waistline in center of bore and a bit choked down at the muzzle.  cylinders are reamed .4525, so good there and don't want to open them up too much further by firelapping.  can/could hand lap at the breech, but still stuck with the coke bottle bore. 

again, any direction/suggestions/quality installers appreciated. 

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Re: ruger bisley 45 colt barrel replacement options
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2009, 09:10:01 AM »
As a rule the choke at the muzzle shouldn't cause you any grief usless it's agregious.. The tight throat is usually at least from my understanding caused by to heavy a hand at the barrel installation station.. and most certainly cause problems, accuracy and/or leading.. You might consider Hamilton Bowen. I have not had direct interface with him but you may rest assured his work is first rate.. I don't have a link just now but a Google seach should find him for you..
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