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that sleeve idea is interesting i will think about that. my best idea so far was to cut off and re breech

Hello all, I have a barrel that may need a re-breech it looks as though is has been reamed out at the breech end (perhaps to get rid of built up corrosion) either way one idea is to cut off 2 inches and re-breech it the other is to leave it and hope for the best

I am begining to wonder this my self. I emails track of the wold and they had a similar theory... i quote "The powder chamber is a mystery. Perhaps you are looking at a failed attempt to re-bore or re-rifle the old barrel? Perhaps the gun was maintained "frontier style". Guns were often...

i guess what i really want to know is ... is it safe to shoot as a muzzleloader with this chamber area. i am worried that with low powder loads there will be air space between the ball and powder Is this an issue? how would i load this barrel

ok just did a better measurement on the rate of twist and it is closer to 1 in 60 i put a cleaning rod with a snug fitting patch in it and in 30 inches it rotated a hair over half way round

Hey thanks for the reply it has 6 lands and grooves and looks like about 1 in 30 " twist the barrel is only marked Remington on the bottom flat

ok how do you load photos

Here are some pics i took. you can see the light hitting the "shoulder" of the chamber like area. the chamber goes 1 1/12 inches into the barrel (with 1/2 inch or so begin breech plug threads. as for caliber i measured 7/16 which i believe is about 43 cal...

i will try and get a pic of it tonight

yes its antique, from the golcher lock i figure the barrel was made 1850'ish give or take 30 years

Hello, I have a barrel stamped Remington (that came with a josh golcher lock and a few other parts) and it seems to have a wider chamber like area at the breech end running about 1 - 2 inches into the barrel including the breech plug threads has anyone seen this before and if so what i the...