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Old 12-02-2021, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by teletech View Post
It's pretty common for a random K-barrel to install into a random K-frame and have a B/C gap within spec. I don't know how often it works in the wider world, but anecdotally it seems about 80% successful in the experience I've had and heard of. You could always buy two or three barrels to get one the right length and clocking on the frame, then sell off the extras.
Two barrels and a frame wrench and you'd about break even. Of course, you should have a barrel vise as well and those can be spendy.
Thanks for this. I wouldn't expect a problem wth clocking since the barrel is pinned, plus the sights have to line up correctly, so I would think a slip fit would be how it works (?) At one point a few years ago I had planned to make a barrel vise so I might look into that again if I were to try rebarrelling it.
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