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Smith & Wesson Model 28 Six-inch .357 Magnum Barrel. BULGED, about two-inches from the breach end. Other than the BULGE, this barrel is in pretty good condition. Matte blue finish with sandblasted non-glare rib. There are a couple of scars on the front sight ramp. Good barrel threads and cut for a barrel pin. This is a good candidate for re-boring. Please include $5.00 shipping.
Why would anyone want to buy this? Could it safely be rebored, as suggested? Would not the strength in the bulged area still be compromised?
Other than the BULGE, this barrel is in pretty good condition.
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It could be bored for .44 Special. Bored enough to eliminate the bulge though? Not sure...
I had a chance at a M28 that had been bored for .44 Special. Made a special trip (no pun intended) to a show outside of my normal circuit to pick it up but the vendor forgot to bring it. Chapped my hide so I got a refund (I'd paid online) but I probably should have waited a little longer...
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If I were going to the work to re-barrel a revolver, I'd likely fork over the dough for a NEW barrel vs. an 'iffy' one.
I might give some small amount for such a barrel as a 'display' item, or if I thought I'd cut it off shorter than the bulge, or perhaps re-line it for a very low-pressure round.
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Because a lot of guys are downright cheap---not thrifty---cheap! The seller is either too stupid to fix the gun and wants his money or the potential buyer thinks he going to get a steal. Either way, both of 'em are cheap.
Around here, we use first generation Colts for doorstops and long barreled antique Winchesters for tomato stakes I ain't cheap! . (come on! that was funny )--------------------------Sixgun
If that bulge was 2" from the muzzle, it'd be a prime candidate to be bobbed into a 4" barrel for a .41 Mag or .44 Special conversion. If the buyer had the tooling and skill set, it'd make a cheap (or should I say thrifty? ) project.
Bulged two inches from the forcing cone isn't much good unless you got it cheap just for the front sight...
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
Sixgun wrote:Because a lot of guys are downright cheap---not thrifty---cheap! The seller is either too stupid to fix the gun and wants his money or the potential buyer thinks he going to get a steal. Either way, both of 'em are cheap.
Around here, we use first generation Colts for doorstops and long barreled antique Winchesters for tomato stakes I ain't cheap! . (come on! that was funny )--------------------------Sixgun
Sixgun,
This has been a really poor year for gardening here in this part of Washington and the wind has been blowing a lot more than normal. Do you suppose that I could drop by your place and take a bountious harvest from your garden? Oh and by the way, could I borrow a few of those old doorstops?
GB
I have a 12 gauge O/U shotgun that I got cheap because the barrel was bulged just behind the chokes. The dealer let me take the gun to the local range to pattern it before purchasing.. It threw nice even patterns at least 10% tighter than marked. I suspect it was bulged when someone tried shooting steel shot through it. I regard it as a 'poor man's overbore'.
220 Swift & George,
Yea, come on over! Lets shoot the bull! mmmmmm...wait a minute..................................................
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whew! Thanks for waiting. The dog was trying to get in and one of those stupid old Colts was blocking the door. I got to get some sandpaper and sand off those stupid letters on the handle of that Colt so it don't bind up the door again.
Thats what I hate about those old Custer era single actions. Those crispy cartouches stick on everything!
On second thought, I'll just prop the door open with a few of those still new pre-war Model 70 barrels. I think they are chambered for the .220 Swift. --------------Sixgun
(come on! that was funny 
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Thinking about it, my tomato plants *are* kinda in need of propping too......
Actually, mine's set in a commercial mauser, so have at it...... 