J-Bar
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Shoot the darn thing. I’m betting coffee and a donut that it’s fine as is. Pure lead round balls, none of this cartridge stuff. If you want to shoot cartridges buy a Blackhawk.
He has too much backlog. Isn't accepting new work at this time, so I need to find another smith. So far nobody near me that I called twists barrels. I'll be moving down near Clements next year, and may be able to get him to do it then. For now I'll just shoot it as is.
a ruff barrel doesnt mean a bad shooter. thanks for bringing that up.
Reread Catman42's post about having the capability and equipment to do it for shipping.But a rough forcing cone has more impact than a rough bore. In the case of my barrel, the forcing cone damage is extensive, but uneven around the circumference of the cone. That will impact accuracy. Plus, I just don't want to have it that way. Just need to get a smith to spin on the new barrel, but not in a hurry.
No offense to Catman42, but he has offered to fix a bad forcing cone, not to re-barrel. No matter what he does to this forcing cone, there will be a huge rough patch just beyond it. Fixing a forcing cone is not rocket science, and I could do it myself with a reamer / chamfering set that would cost less than $100. I would do that if it was the problem. I intend to have it re-barreled next year (when I'm retired), and shoot it as is for now. Re-barreling is not a task I want to do myself, as there could be issues with B/C gap and sight alignment. Might need a lathe. My plan is to have the new barrel cut to 5.5", have the sight re-installed, and either remove the rammer or shorten it.Reread Catman42's post about having the capability and equipment to do it for shipping.