Long barrel availability for Ruger #1

[Desert Dog]

I am looking to rebarrel a Ruger#1 45/70 with a LONG barrel (30"+) and was wondering about the availability of long .458" barrels for it.

Is this a custom barrel or does Shilen and the like have these on the shelf?

Mike

 

[Jim Watson]

Badger barrel blanks are 34" long, Kreigers are 35". You will lose some length to truing up for profiling, threading, and chambering, but 30" would be no problem. A loooong barrel for a Ruger will likely be a full custom project, I have not seen .45-70 finished barrels for anything but Winchester, and semi-finished for Sharps. But I have not been in BPCR long and somebody might make them.

 

[HankL]

You might try giving these GUYS a call.

 

[dickwholliday]

Try posting here...these guys seem to know about all there is to know about 45-70's ect....and who does what http://talk.shooters.com/room_14/topics.cfm

 

[Sunray]

I'll bite. What for?