Relining a barrel

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Has anyone ever relined a barrel themselves with hand tools? Is it possible? I have an old Winchester low wall 32-20 that the barrel is pretty pitted. It does still have riflings but the edges appear quite rounded. It has been awhile since the last time I shot it but if I remember correctly it scattered the shots around on a 8" pie plate quite a bit at 100 yards. I am not for sure I want to do it because I know it will hurt the value of the gun, but I would really like to shoot it more but it isn't much fun if you don't know where the bullet will hit. It is a family heirloom that has been handed down to me. Acording to the serial number it is about 113 years old.
I am a finish carpenter and pretty skilled. I have ground and made several knives and tomahawks before. Anyway I was just wondering if it was something difficult or simple enough it could be done at home with hand tools.

Thanks, Louis
 
Yes I have done it many times
Brownells sells all the tools you'll need except for the drill motor itself. It's not difficult, but you will have to buy piloted drill cutting oil, chamber reamer and you'll need a barrel vice and wrench to get the barrel out of the receiver. But the job is straight forward, and not hard to understand at all.
 
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Like many DIY projects,unless you are going in business, it is generally cheaper to have the job done than buy all the tools.
A quick check on line I see it about $250 to $300 to reline a barrel.I thought I saw some cheaper prices a while ago in SGN. A year or so ago I was thinking about relining my 38-40 Colt lightning.::)
 
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I had an old Belgian musket/rifle relined to .50 caliber (roundball), and it's now a great shooter (about $200)

Bob Boyd at the Freischutz Shop. 717-642-6696.
700 Fairfield Station Rd
Fairfield, PA 17320
 
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