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Offline catosilvaje

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barrel reboring
« on: September 22, 2008, 04:54:53 AM »
I receintly bought a nice rifle on gunbroker that was supposed to be a 58 but it is a 54 who is good at reboring ?
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Re: barrel reboring
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2008, 05:07:36 AM »
Was it misrepresented?  Send it back and have them refund all your money to include shipping charges there and back.

Re-boring with rifling would be more than the barrel is worth most likely.

Just curious, what kind of barrel?

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Re: barrel reboring
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2008, 06:13:52 AM »
Yeah, a reboring job is big bucks.  What kind of gun? 
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Re: barrel reboring
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2008, 06:49:47 AM »
Agreed, you're probably talking 200+ bucks to rebore and if the present bore is good, there is nothing wrong with .54 caliber and little to be gained from a .58 caliber. Roundballs of .50 caliber have taken deer and elk out to 100 yards with no problem, .54 may be arguably better for elk and moose but the margin is pretty slim. I do shoot roundballs from a .58 Zouave and that is what I carried elk hunting this past season but it didn't help since I never got a shot. I sure did notice the weight of that beast though and next year I intend to carry a .54 weighing not over 7 1/2 pounds.
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Offline catosilvaje

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Re: barrel reboring
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2008, 04:00:57 PM »
I DON'T KNOW WHO BUILT THE GUN I CAN'T FIND A MARK ON IT . THE BARREL IS OCTIGON TO ROUND AND 35'' LONG. GOT A NICE TANG SITE VERMER TYPE I WAS ACTUALLY WANTING A .62 AND THOUGHT TI WOULD MAKE A NICE ONE. AS FOR SENDING IT BACK I TOLD THE  MAN IT WAS MISREPRESENTED BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HIM .IT IS A VERY NICE GUN JUST WANTED A BIGGER HOLE.
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Re: barrel reboring
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2008, 06:06:36 AM »
I have a .62 cal half stock.  Barrel is 1.5 across the flats and the gun is 5 ft 6 inches long.  only weighs 30 pounds.
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