PPC Barrel Question

[CDM]

Hello all,
I am newer to this site and hope this question is appropriate for the Gunsmithing section.

I recently found a Swedish PPC website, with pictures of all sorts of nice setups. Here is a link to one picture in particular, has anyone seen this barrel for sale?

http://www.ppc-sweden.com/images/tr1493.jpg

Thanks for any help,
CDM

 

[CDM]

Hello all,
I am newer to this site and hope this question is appropriate for the Gunsmithing section.

I recently found a Swedish PPC website, with pictures of all sorts of nice setups. Here is a link to one picture in particular, has anyone seen this barrel for sale?

http://www.ppc-sweden.com/images/tr1493.jpg

Thanks for any help,
CDM

 

[john traveler]

That slab-sided "bull" barrel with Bomar rib and sights was a very common PPC revolver configuration. The idea was that the heavy forward weight distribution minimized muzzle flip and recovery during firing and the faster-than-normal rifling twist rate gave better accuracy. Most any PPC custom rebarreling will look like that.

 

[john traveler]

The other preferred sight/rib brand was Aristocrat. The preferred platform was a S&W K frame revolver, either fixed sight, or with adjustable sight removed.

 

[James Keefer]

CDM:
The configuration pictured is a later phase of the PPC revolver. (Very late 80s most of 1990s and beyond) Bob Jones, revolversmith from Mississippi, pioneered the large diameter barrel for Phil Hemphill who is a large, strong man. Hemphill is one of the worlds most accomplished shooters and had the size and strength to shoot the large gun. Many followed his leade but found the heavy weight detrimental, and most returned to the more conventional 1-1/16 barrel diameter. The sight rib is flattened on the bottom and a machined down into the top of the barrel, dropping it as close to the bore centerline as possible. I've built many of these guns, the Shilen 1-14 twist barrels are very hard to beat, and will often shoot groups less than an inch at 50 yards. The weight works in two ways.
At the slower stages of fire it is a plus, but at the faster offhand stages, it is a negative draw back. Remember, an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion...

Take care

Jerry

 

[PBe]

CDM, here is a link to Merkel Tuning in Germany who has built the revolver "Grand Master".
http://www.merkle-tuning.de/
/Peter

 

[X-RingDistroyer]

Howdy,

Here's a Bill Davis that I sold some years ago:
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And, here's the one I currently use:
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Gun was 250 at gun show, i did trigger job, barrel was about 100 from Clark Custom Guns(couple years ago), and Aristocrat rib 112 from Brownell's. Had barrel and rib put on for 70. = $550 ish total.

 

[CDM]

Thanks everyone for the helpful replies, I am very interested in finding an accurate revolver for the sake of shooting and competing with something well built.

X-ringdestroyer, beautiful pic, thanks for showing that.
CDM

 

[Bullseye Smith]

Here is one I built a few years back. Brownells sale the barrel.

 

[Daesel]

[lang=sv]Merkle-Waffentuning[/lang]

 

[JOliver]

CDM,
I may have missed it but do you live in Sweden? or overseas?
You might want to let us know what kind of competition you're wanting to do ? a PPC gun is by far some of the best and very very accurate I have...I first bought one just to shoot and play with and then I've have had them built and built some myself.
Keefer is correct with the large barrel and the ties to Hemphil,Phil is a great big ole bear ....Bob Jones in Mississppi is one of the best around to build one and I have heard he is retiring soon so you might want to look him up.
Also check out the Competition Section on this Forum as some members have posted pictures of theirs as well

(sorry Mr Keefer if you do this work commercially didnt want to exclude you) but I can personally say for Mr Jones and Phillp