And should I bring an apple for the teacher?
1917 with custom smoothbore barrel?
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And should I bring an apple for the teacher?
You're probably better off without it.
I can't tell you exactly what it was (.44 HE 2nd Model or .455 2nd Model?), but it didn't start out as a military 1917. Note the trademark stamp and no inspectors stamp (GHS) on the frame. It was poorly refinished and had non-period K frame stocks.
I think you'd have too much invested by the time you bought a barrel, had it fitted and replaced the stocks.
I can't tell you exactly what it was (.44 HE 2nd Model or .455 2nd Model?), but it didn't start out as a military 1917. Note the trademark stamp and no inspectors stamp (GHS) on the frame. It was poorly refinished and had non-period K frame stocks.
I think you'd have too much invested by the time you bought a barrel, had it fitted and replaced the stocks.
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flagman1776
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Unless you wanted it as is & it was legal in your location... I think you dodged a bullet. It would cost more to set right & would always be a altered non-collectable.
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Clarence Boddiker
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Yeah, it looks like I'm not missing anything.
Though, I think I'll buy one of those barrels anyway, just in case.
But as I said, smoothbore handguns are legal in Canada (as well as short barreled rifles and shotguns and rifles over .50 calibre).
Though, I think I'll buy one of those barrels anyway, just in case.
But as I said, smoothbore handguns are legal in Canada (as well as short barreled rifles and shotguns and rifles over .50 calibre).
Apparently you didn't start reading the thread from the beginning, since the OP clearly stated in the first post that the revolver in question had a smoothbore shotgun barrel installed on it. Even Stevie Wonder would have seen that.
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In the US you can't have a smooth bore pistol without a special permit. But if I wanted a bird shot special I would simply make a barrel that had very shallow rifling with an extremely slow twist rate. Say 1 in 600". There is no rule on how how much twist or how deep it has to be. But, have never got the point of shot pistols. Maybe some day a really cheep Governor frame will come my way. LOL
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I never understood the idea of .22, .38 or .45 shotshells, either. The shell size severely limits what size and how much shot can be fired, on top of the reduced range and accuracy of a revolver vs shotgun.
Well, it is a lot easier to carry around a handgun than a shotgun.
I live out the country and we have a variety of critters around, including rabid raccoons and poisonous snakes. I pocket carry a Colt .38 special Agent loaded with hollow points. In my cargo pocket, I have a speed loader filled with two shot cartridges and 4 more hollow points.
Up close, the shot shells work fine.
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