Rebore question

[Kentuckyjed]

Moved this question over from the Smoothbore section.
Today at 8:48 AM
I picked up a really old French flintlock smoothbore/fowler type tapered barrel with a flat filed across the top ( neat old barrel) that is around 36 inches long. It has the typical rust in and on barrel so I soaked it in Evapo-rust for several days and it worked out nice, I got the breech plug out and found a rust ring where something was left over the years and thought rebore possibly. The barrel mics out at .580. I was thinking about getting a rebore to .615 , there is plenty of meat on the breech end but the muzzle end wall thickness is.059. My question is: would this be feasible and also what would be the best way of contacting Mr. Hoyt (phone, email, letter in the mail with pics?) to get a ballpark figure on the cost. I have about $70 in this barrel at the moment. Or should I just hone the barrel and go with the 24 gauge that it is. The only reason I was thinking boring it out was to clean up the bore plus have a 20 gauge.
Any help is graciously accepted and appreciated.
Thanks,
BZ

 

[rich pierce]

I’d ream it till it’s clean and shoot it. I use adjustable reamers. There’s not enough extra meat at the muzzle to significantly increase the bore. It would have a knife edge.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I don't know what reaming a barrel will cost, probably less than a rebore and rifling cost me, $140 the last time I had Mr. Hoyt do one for me. Factor in shipping both ways and you will have over $200 in an old barrel.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Than

I don't know what reaming a barrel will cost, probably less than a rebore and rifling cost me, $140 the last time I had Mr. Hoyt do one for me. Factor in shipping both ways and you will have over $200 in an old barrel.

Yep, I am kind of thinking the same thing, deal with what I have (hone/scrub out and use as is and buy a new barrel and be done.
Thanks for the input.

 

[rich pierce]

I don't know what reaming a barrel will cost, probably less than a rebore and rifling cost me, $140 the last time I had Mr. Hoyt do one for me. Factor in shipping both ways and you will have over $200 in an old barrel.

Same story with getting a barrel inlet in a stock blank nowadays. 4 weeks and at least $200 with shipping and shipping anxiety. I’ll do it myself, thanks.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Well it looks like I will be reaming/honing this barrel and re-breeching as well. Thanks for all the input/help.