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Has anyone here changed a 624 to .44 Mag?
I would think the barrel should fine consider a 629 Mountain Gun is basically a 4" 624 barrel on 629 running gear with the forcing cone cut back to the accept the 629 cylinder. I would kind like to execute this concept on a 6" pattern. Is this a big deal or no?
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By doing the way you suggest you lose the ability to ever swap back to original configuration. I changed one from the original 44 special to 41 mag. It was my neighbor's. He had the gun and I had the 41 mag barrel and cylinder. He stood right there while I worked. It took just under an hour. The cylinder hand had to be changed to get correct timing and the cone end of the barrel had to be relieved just a tad. While I was at it I also recut the cone. It has performed wonderfully for over 5 years now.
I don't know why converting to 44 magnum wouldn't be just as successful. Just to err on the cautious side, I wouldn't just ream out the original cylinder and recut the 44 spec. barrel. I would find a nice oem 44 mag cylinder and barrel and swap them into the 624 frame. The 44 mag cylinders/barrels are very available in stainless, blued and nickel. ....................
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07-18-2016, 05:49 PM
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I want the 26 barrel for it's tapered profile. Smith and Wesson actually made extremely few mountain guns in .44 Mag in this configuration. Handejectir here the boards sold one of them last year. Since they are basically hens' teeth, my goal is to recreate one.
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The problem you've got is the 624 will not have the endurance upgrades of the later 629's.
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Prer IL/MIM Mountain Guns have appreciated in value but are not rare by any means, Converting a 624 would devalue your gun and cost you a bit to do so perhaps easier and more cost effective to just sell the 624 and buy a 629 Mountain Gun IMO.
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07-19-2016, 01:08 AM
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Performing the contemplated major surgery on a gun never makes financial sense. Those who do this say they will never sell the gun but that seldom proves to be the case. Forever is indeed a long time. Personal situations and fancies change. Further, the M624's were manufactured in a fairly limited run. It's almost invariably makes the most sense to just buy the gun you want and not Frankengun something you already have.
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A few of you missed part of what the O.P. wrote. He wants an all stainless steel 6" tapered barrel .44 Mag. which, as he stated, are so rare that as a practical matter they are unobtainable. Assuming a fella really wants one, those are the circumstances that justify having his own made.
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A few of you missed part of what the O.P. wrote. He wants an all stainless steel 6" tapered barrel .44 Mag. which, as he stated, are so rare that as a practical matter they are unobtainable. Assuming a fella really wants one, those are the circumstances that justify having his own made.
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I think that about says it all.
Make it what you want/like.
Cost is irreverent at that point.
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I think that about says it all.
Make it what you want/like.
Cost is irreverent at that point.
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Bingo! I'm looking for technical advice, not financial advice.
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A few of you missed part of what the O.P. wrote. He wants an all stainless steel 6" tapered barrel .44 Mag. which, as he stated, are so rare that as a practical matter they are unobtainable. Assuming a fella really wants one, those are the circumstances that justify having his own made.
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Exactly! If I remember correctly, Handejector's 6" Mountaing Gun completed auction in GB @ $1900, which is lower than I would have thought. Regardless, that's too rear and expensive to be a shooter for my liking.
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Bingo! I'm looking for technical advice, not financial advice.
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You're absolutely correct in that anything can be done if you throw enough $'s down the rabbit hole. I guess in the end, all that matters is if you have a long enough chain on the flusher. Seen it before and will again cause it's human nature.
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