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 .45-70 Katahdin Barrel Cut-Down?
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12/01/2009 8:03 PM
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pab1
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Would a 20" .45-70 Katahdin Pro-Hunter barrel be a good candidate to cut down to 12-15" length, recrown, have a throat and 6-screw base added? Other than the fluting, is there anything (rate of twist?) that would make this project a bad idea?
Experience is the best teacher, hunger good sauce.
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Re: .45-70 Katahdin Barrel Cut-Down?
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12/02/2009 1:42 AM
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s4s4u
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I don't see where there should be any problem. Twist rate has little to do with barrel length other than the velocity will drop a bit which may affect long bullets. With the big bores I have found velocity loss is not nearly as dramatic as with the bottlenecks, and short/fat bullets aren't as susceptible to de-stabilization. I say go for it.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: .45-70 Katahdin Barrel Cut-Down?
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12/02/2009 3:05 PM
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ClayFHT
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I think that barrel is set up for a rifle forend so you might want to keep that in mind.
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who did not."
Thomas Jefferson
The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
General Dwight Eisenhower
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Re: .45-70 Katahdin Barrel Cut-Down?
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12/02/2009 6:21 PM
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Russell
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Did that to a 'new' .50 bp barrel. I think it shoots better and I know it carries better.
Last edited by 1948ER; 12/02/2009 6:21 PM.
It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
Sheriff Russell Cottle, Ret.
USMC; 1967-1970; Vietnam-'68-'69
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Re: .45-70 Katahdin Barrel Cut-Down?
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12/04/2009 7:39 PM
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223AIfan
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Would a 20" .45-70 Katahdin Pro-Hunter barrel be a good candidate to cut down to 12-15" length, recrown, have a throat and 6-screw base added? Other than the fluting, is there anything (rate of twist?) that would make this project a bad idea? Sell me your barrel and buy what you want  .
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