First post: Rebarrelling?

[lunyou]

Okay this is my first post and this is my question.

I have found a Model 10-6 that needs "a new barrel and new ejector rod".

Now I am not a fan of .38spl, don't ask why, just not a fan. I do know that a small number of Model 10s were made in .357 Mag which then became the Model 13 later on.

So I am wondering how realistic it is to replace the bad .38spl barrel with a new .357Mag barrel?

Thanks

lunyou

 

[robotoid]

Barrel does not control the caliber, the cylinder does. I doubt you will find a "reputable" gunsmith who would put a barrel on a revolver for a caliber other than what it was chambered for. Not to mention it would likely not be cost effective to buy the parts and pay to have them installed. You would likely be able to buy a different working model 10 (or 13 if you want 357) for nearly the same cost.

 

[WR Moore]

In addition to the points noted above, the factory has never made magnum barrels available-or at least they didn't. In fact, the barrel shank (threaded portion that extends through the frame) is a different, not interchangable, length on magnum and special barrels. The cylinders are different lengths too.