Rebore Or Rebarrel ??
04-19-2007, 08:11 PM
#1
Spike
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Rebore Or Rebarrel ??
Friend of mine has 2 T/C round ballers, both need work on the inside. ones a .50 andthe othersa .54. He was wondering if it would be cheaper to rebore them then it would to install a new barrel?
Any thoughts--
Any thoughts--
04-19-2007, 08:14 PM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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RE: Rebore Or Rebarrel ??
I have never rebored a barrel. If the rifles are a Renegade or a Hawkins then have him get a Green Mountain IBS barrel. Other wise he might want to try and lapp the barrel and see if he can make it shoot again.
04-22-2007, 10:03 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Rebore Or Rebarrel ??
when you say they need work whats the problem? i cant see a barrel being shot out unless youve put 20,000 round balls through it and cleaned it with a steel rod coated with sand. copper isint the issue. if the bores are extremely rusted through or eaten from powder and moisture i would have a gunsmith look at it and if its o.k. to shoo.maybe go with a complete cleaning and lead removal and see what happens. they sell round balls in different sizes as well as patchs and thicknesses. i dont think all is lost. i once believed in only using soap and hot water to clean my guns but a couple years back i tried hoppes 9 gun cleaner and brake cleaner. the barrel shoots as new. i couldnt believe the accuracy difference. just make sure all the petroleum products are swabbed out before shooting .i do this type of cleaning once a year when it gets stored for longer periods. during the hunting season i use hot water and dish detergent.
04-24-2007, 05:33 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Rebore Or Rebarrel ??
ORIGINAL: liquidorange
when you say they need work whats the problem? i cant see a barrel being shot out unless youve put 20,000 round balls through it and cleaned it with a steel rod coated with sand. copper isint the issue. if the bores are extremely rusted through or eaten from powder and moisture i would have a gunsmith look at it and if its o.k. to shoo.maybe go with a complete cleaning and lead removal and see what happens. they sell round balls in different sizes as well as patchs and thicknesses. i dont think all is lost. i once believed in only using soap and hot water to clean my guns but a couple years back i tried hoppes 9 gun cleaner and brake cleaner. the barrel shoots as new. i couldnt believe the accuracy difference. just make sure all the petroleum products are swabbed out before shooting .i do this type of cleaning once a year when it gets stored for longer periods. during the hunting season i use hot water and dish detergent.
when you say they need work whats the problem? i cant see a barrel being shot out unless youve put 20,000 round balls through it and cleaned it with a steel rod coated with sand. copper isint the issue. if the bores are extremely rusted through or eaten from powder and moisture i would have a gunsmith look at it and if its o.k. to shoo.maybe go with a complete cleaning and lead removal and see what happens. they sell round balls in different sizes as well as patchs and thicknesses. i dont think all is lost. i once believed in only using soap and hot water to clean my guns but a couple years back i tried hoppes 9 gun cleaner and brake cleaner. the barrel shoots as new. i couldnt believe the accuracy difference. just make sure all the petroleum products are swabbed out before shooting .i do this type of cleaning once a year when it gets stored for longer periods. during the hunting season i use hot water and dish detergent.
Chap Gleason
04-24-2007, 07:27 PM
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RE: Rebore Or Rebarrel ??
I have a TC Hawken in .45 cal,got it about 30 years ago.It was cheap even for back then.When I got home and ran a patch down the bore powderedrust blew out the nipple.After a brush and quite a few oily patches I still could not get one to come out without rust on it.Then I degreased with acetone,poured some in the barreland ran a couple of patches.Then I poured some Birchwood Casey blue and rust remover in the barrel and ran a patch soaked with itup and down the bore a fwe times.Let it set a couple minuites and dry patched it ,then oiled it.No rust since then.It still shoots pretty good.I can't see well enough any more to hit rabbits with it now at 100 yards but I could back then.Unless you got some really ruff spots that can't be smoothed up,just clean it real good and shoot it.It probably ain't hurt.
04-25-2007, 10:53 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Rebore Or Rebarrel ??
ORIGINAL: denis1112
I have a TC Hawken in .45 cal,got it about 30 years ago.It was cheap even for back then.When I got home and ran a patch down the bore powderedrust blew out the nipple.After a brush and quite a few oily patches I still could not get one to come out without rust on it.Then I degreased with acetone,poured some in the barreland ran a couple of patches.Then I poured some Birchwood Casey blue and rust remover in the barrel and ran a patch soaked with itup and down the bore a fwe times.Let it set a couple minuites and dry patched it ,then oiled it.No rust since then.It still shoots pretty good.I can't see well enough any more to hit rabbits with it now at 100 yards but I could back then.Unless you got some really ruff spots that can't be smoothed up,just clean it real good and shoot it.It probably ain't hurt.
I have a TC Hawken in .45 cal,got it about 30 years ago.It was cheap even for back then.When I got home and ran a patch down the bore powderedrust blew out the nipple.After a brush and quite a few oily patches I still could not get one to come out without rust on it.Then I degreased with acetone,poured some in the barreland ran a couple of patches.Then I poured some Birchwood Casey blue and rust remover in the barrel and ran a patch soaked with itup and down the bore a fwe times.Let it set a couple minuites and dry patched it ,then oiled it.No rust since then.It still shoots pretty good.I can't see well enough any more to hit rabbits with it now at 100 yards but I could back then.Unless you got some really ruff spots that can't be smoothed up,just clean it real good and shoot it.It probably ain't hurt.
Chap Gleason
