Rebarreling an inline

[K38]

How hard would it be to rebarrel an inline rifle with a Green Mountain slow twist barrel for round balls? I was thinking about using a Remington 700ML as there are lots of good triggers for the 700 action. I have tried to find some web sights of makers of modern competition muzzleloaders, but I cannot find much information. There isn't even anything in Muzzle Blasts. I live out in the boonies in South Texas and we don't have a club.

Yours,

Dwight

 

[Zonie]

I haven't looked at an inline, so I'm just guessing about this.

I would imagine a in-line barrel has threads on the outside of it where it fits into the reciever?
Then there is the breech plug that screws into the back of the barrel?

If this is true, you could buy a green mountain barrel and pay a gunsmith to cut off the existing breeched area (assuming the existing threads are different than the in-lines breech plug).
He could then rethread it to match the inlines breech plug.

He would then have to turn and thread the outside of the rear of the barrel to fit the reciever.

A well fitted gunsmith should be able to do this, but it would most likely cost big bucks just for his labor. :shocking: :shocking:

As for builders of inlines, I don't think there are too many who bother because there are so many inlines on the market.

I know Richard Greensides Pecatonica River Long Rifle Supply used to provide stocks, barrels and recievers for them for people who wanted to build their own, but I dont know if he still does.
I would bet the barrels he was supplying for them were the fast twist, shallow groove types like all the rest, but if your interested in what he has, call him at 815-968-1995.

 

like zonie ,, im at a loss here . i would also think however that it would be only a mater of matching the new barrel to the breach/ receiver area of the in-line barrel and re inleting the stock if needed

 

[bezoar]

It would be like rebarrelling any bolt action/centerfire gun. The breach section would need to be machined to fit the reciever and then be threaded. and the barrel would need to be machined to fit the exact profile of the old barrel or you wont get it in the stock. and the factory barrels seem to be a force fit in the reciever so it will be a b()*&( to get the old barrel out.

 

[Tahquamenon]

I'm not sure where you can get this done but versus trying to fit a new barrel on a 700ML or other rifle, I would think you will have better success going with a .45 cal ML inline and then have it re-bored and rifled in .50 with a slow twist of 1:60+. You will want your rifiling depth of at least .008-.010 or .016-.020 land to land.

I would first locate a shop to do the work, then obtian your choice of .45 cal.

This way you won't have to fool with matching up breech plugs, recievers or barrel mounts.

:m2c:

 

[roundball]

How hard would it be to rebarrel an inline rifle with a Green Mountain slow twist barrel for round balls? I was thinking about using a Remington 700ML as there are lots of good triggers for the 700 action. I have tried to find some web sights of makers of modern competition muzzleloaders, but I cannot find much information. There isn't even anything in Muzzle Blasts. I live out in the boonies in South Texas and we don't have a club.

Yours,

Dwight

Dwight, since no one has mentioned it yet, I'll at least raise the thought:

If you can find a barrel that you'tre looking for, and then if you can find someone to make the conversion, it strikes me that after it's all said and done, you'll probably have a fairly significant cost in doing all that.

By contrast, for probably the same money or less if you bought used, you could get a TC Hawken with a TC round ball barrel (or even a GM round barrel, and their adjustable set triggers are outstanding...

 

And "back in the day", before inlines were available, lots of folks put scopes on their traditional guns. I have a couple of older models that are drilled and tapped for bases and the hammers bent to clear the scope bell.

There is a Traditions Deerhunter standing in tne corner that came from the factory this way.

TC even offered a factory base and bent hammer for the Hawkin.

 

[Tahquamenon]

I'm not sure where you can get this done but versus trying to fit a new barrel on a 700ML or other rifle, I would think you will have better success going with a .45 cal ML inline and then have it re-bored and rifled in .50 with a slow twist of 1:60+. You will want your rifiling depth of at least .008-.010 or .016-.020 land to land.

I would first locate a shop to do the work, then obtian your choice of .45 cal.

This way you won't have to fool with matching up breech plugs, recievers or barrel mounts.

:m2c:

I made a couple of calls and Dan Pedersen was highly recommended. I'm not sure if he can do ML rifling but I can't see why not. His price is $200 to re-bore re-rifle a barrel. Pretty reasonable if you ask me.
Used 45 cal inliine + $200 = likely for less than $4-500 you could have a slow-twist modern style inline.

http://www.cutrifle.com/index.html
Dan Pedersen - Barrel Maker
2601 Lake Valley Road
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
1.928.772.4060