Pistol barrel from old rifle barrel.

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Evening Gents, I have an old CVA barrel .50 cal. The breech end is in bad shape. Heavy corrosion and pitting inside and out. It clears up just forward of the lock plate. I have a pistol stock and lock ( percussion) that's also CVA. The barrel fits the channel. I'm think of cutting the barrel to fit the pistol. It's it as straight forward as making a cut and installing a breech plug and drum? Or an I opening a can of worms best left closed?
 
The other thing is a rifle barrel twist isn't as fast as a barrel made for a pistol. OTOH, I'm currently building a flintlock pistol using a 12" piece from a new GM 45 cal barrel. I've ask and some say the accuracy is fine....others say it's not good.

I figure if the accuracy is bad, I'll put on a new Rice pistol barrel.
 
The rifling twist on a rifle barrel is much slower than a pistol barrel.
For an accurate load you will need a heavier powder charge than if you used a pistol barrel with a faster twist.
 
Done it. Got one done out of two. 7/8 .50cal 8" long. Instead of scraping them maybe I can sell them.
 

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I have done 1. but the last one I did was a a short barreled short stock rifle for the grandkids and I had the make the new plug and bolster just like the factory one. If you are determined to cut the breech completely off I would like the breech with the plug and the bolster
 
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