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Offline cudatruck

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.32-20 STUB BARREL
« on: October 28, 2012, 12:07:30 PM »
i bought a 16 inch cut off from a russian 91/30. would like to get it stubbed into a handi. what other components should i aquire? anyone on here willing to tackle the machining? will this work? am i wasting my time?
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2012, 12:18:43 PM »
if the Mossin barrel is only 16" it will be too short to stub into a handi.The chamber  end of the barrel will have to be cut off enough to cut the 32-20 chamber which would leave the oal of the barrel too short for a rifle. Now if you have the front of the barrel it could possibly done depending on the od of the barrel.A shotgun barrel would make the donor stub either a 410 or maybe a 20 ga (depends on the od of your barrel.Measure the od of the chamber end and let us know.
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2012, 01:43:43 PM »
I have done a bunch of these, you will loose at least 1/8 to 1/4 inch doing the stub, that is if there is no chamber in the barrel already.  You could silver on a flash hider or muzzel break if you need to make it a little longer, but then 32 cal barrels are not that expensive or hard to fine.  Larry
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2012, 11:14:10 AM »
this is a cutoff from the muzzle end. no chamber to cut off just the front half of the barrel. still has the russian front sight attached. when it arrives i will post the od measurment.
Larry, am i pizzin in the wind here? i have almost nothing invested in this chunk of steel, should i scrap this or is it worth going forward? all of cw's and twoshooter's posts (and others) on the .32-20 have me really wanting to try this out. We have a 1892 winchester src in .32-20 but it needs a lot of work. don't know why but i'm fascinated with this little cartridge.
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2012, 02:29:46 PM »
These days everything is about BIG. It is also very much about instant everything, mostly technology. You can put out trail cameras and watch your deer real time by satellite, drive out to the stand on your quite electric ATV, and shoot it from 800 yards with an Ubermag and self ranging superscope.
    The joy of SMALL cartridges has been forgotten. The very quiet, efficient, accurate little rifle, that you take on walks in the meadow. That you could shoot a coyote with, but not feel terribly over gunned popping a rabbit for supper. That you can cast your own bullets for, and the biggest cost per round is the 3 cent primer. ;) :)
     I really like the  -20 family of cartridges, 32-20, 25-20, and 218 Bee. For those of us that do not live in the mountain time zone they are practical, effective, and don't require a blasting permit to use. I was digging in old containers in the gun room doing a little cleaning, thinking that I wish I had a light 30 caliber mold, looking at the Lee 93 gr . I happened on several hundred 112 gr FNGC 30 cal and 115 RN flat base. I HAVE molds. I had forgotten. Dug out the contender barrel and went out for awhile. At 25 yards, resting my forearms on my truck toolbox, all in the top of a soda can :D . 32/20- 112 gr with NO gas check, 3.5 gr of unique. You just can't beat it 8)
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2012, 04:13:23 PM »
Look at it and see what you have, lots of these have been counter bored at trhe muzzel to get to good rifling, and like I said you will need a tiny bit over 16 inches to be legal.  It may be easier to just find a takeoff British 303 barrel to use, but wait to see what you get.  Larry
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2012, 06:58:33 AM »
Have you considered making that an 'insert barrel'?
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2012, 11:02:51 AM »
gcrank1, considering all options i have yet to recieve the barrel part. my first thoughts have been a donor barrel like a 410 bored out to accecpt this cutoff as a sleeve and then cutting a chamber for the .32-20. i have no idea if this will work or even how to do it. I would need to find someone to do the machining work. I am a mechanic by trade but not a machinist. I do not have access to a lathe and wouldn't know how if i did. Would like to learn someday. When i get the dimensions im hoping the guys on here can tell me if this can be done.
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2012, 12:05:18 PM »
You will have so much time and effort into the project that it will not be worth what you save on the barrel.  I think that Green Mountian has 7.62X39 barrel blanks for something like $40.00, so you can make it anything you like.  Larry
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Re: .32-20 STUB BARREL
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2012, 04:29:02 PM »
Thank you Larry. thats the advice i was looking for. i think i wll abandon the idea of using this barrel piece. Who would i contact for the machine work to build a .32-20?
Thanks again for the help, Mike.
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