raging bull without ported barrel

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24 September 2007, 03:18

fredrod

raging bull without ported barrel

Does anyone know if you can get a raging bull in .44 mag without the ported barrel? Rod

24 September 2007, 04:02

Whitworth

fredrod, I don't think they make 'em without porting.

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24 September 2007, 04:30

fredrod

thats a shame,I really like the piece except for the porting which IMO is not necessary for the .44 mag. Rod

24 September 2007, 04:48

Whitworth

Yeah, I don't like porting either. Just creates a bunch more noise -- yes, it tames recoil some, but like you pointed out, it's not really necessary in a .44 mag.

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24 September 2007, 05:29

fredrod

I was just at the taurus sight and they have a 4" titanium ultra light in .44 mag. they only have the blued look pic right now but it does come in s/s, and no porting, shame it only comes with a 4" pipe. Oh well, guess we can't have everything we want on a limited income.
Rod

24 September 2007, 06:20

Whitworth

You can always try JB Weld......

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24 September 2007, 06:54

fredrod

how about some of that garage floor epoxy? I here it is good stuff.Rod

24 September 2007, 07:10

Whitworth

LOL!

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28 September 2007, 04:23

buckeyeshooter

Cut the barrel off and reinstall the sight.

28 September 2007, 10:54

Lar45

A gun shop buddy of mine told me about a Marlin 450 ported Guide gun that the guy didn't want the ports on. He found one guy to fix it. Tapped the port holes and ran in set screws with loktite. I'd like to see a pic of it. He said it didn't look too bad and was supposed to shoot well.

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28 September 2007, 18:18

Whitworth

Lar -- I can't imagine why set screws wouldn't work. I really dislike porting and compensators -- just my personal quirk....

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29 September 2007, 03:11

fredrod

ste screws are worth considering.....yeah sounds good,rod

03 May 2008, 20:27

carnold724

Would you need to loctite them? What about leaving them removable and you could have porting for practice and plug them up for hunting to reduce the noise?

05 May 2008, 01:53

odoh

quote:
Originally posted by carnold724:
Would you need to loctite them? What about leaving them removable and you could have porting for practice and plug them up for hunting to reduce the noise?

Hmm, wouldn't the threads wash/erode out over time? I recall savage rifles had a rotating sleeve to close the ports in the field ~