Guns&Religion
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I have a gunsmithing question, and I'm going to try to ask hopefully without sounding like some inhertance watching vulture...
...Ok, here goes.
It's possible in the near future I may inherit my great grandfather's S&W Model 10. It's in pretty rough shape.
The nickel finish has flaked off in several places, and the inside of the barrel is badly pitted. I've fired it a couple of times years ago, on a trip to a gravel pit with my uncle, so I'm certain it's safe to use (with non +P loads). The accuracy is very bad though, I'm sure the rusted barrel has something to do with this.
How difficult or expensive is it to replace the barrel on a revolver like this. I've seen it done on other revolvers, but this one is old (I'm guessing WW2 or earlier) and I'm sure has never had the barrel removed. Can this be done, or is there another way to repair rifling on a barrel that's badly rusted?
The S&W website says they can put a new nickel finish on it for $250. It would be really nice though, if I could make the gun shoot straight again. I'm sure it may be expensive, but depending on the cost, it my be worth it to me to have it restored to original condition.
...Ok, here goes.
It's possible in the near future I may inherit my great grandfather's S&W Model 10. It's in pretty rough shape.
The nickel finish has flaked off in several places, and the inside of the barrel is badly pitted. I've fired it a couple of times years ago, on a trip to a gravel pit with my uncle, so I'm certain it's safe to use (with non +P loads). The accuracy is very bad though, I'm sure the rusted barrel has something to do with this.
How difficult or expensive is it to replace the barrel on a revolver like this. I've seen it done on other revolvers, but this one is old (I'm guessing WW2 or earlier) and I'm sure has never had the barrel removed. Can this be done, or is there another way to repair rifling on a barrel that's badly rusted?
The S&W website says they can put a new nickel finish on it for $250. It would be really nice though, if I could make the gun shoot straight again. I'm sure it may be expensive, but depending on the cost, it my be worth it to me to have it restored to original condition.