Is it feasible to re-barrel a .177 to a .20? I have a chance to buy a quality .177 air rifle fairly cheap, but I have all the .177's that I need, and would like to know if it's feasible/practical to have a .20 barrel put on it.

I found someone to do the work, C A P Airguns.

What kind of price tag if you don't mind my asking? I have an RWS52 in .177 and would prefer a .20 cal.

Check out his site, C A P Airgun research. He's a specialist in Webley Patriot, but does do work on other guns. He'll have to tell you his price, but the barrel is about $135 from Walther (that's with all shipping charges and so on) and then it's about $100 or so for labor, but don't quote me on this. I'm having him work on several guns, so he's cutting me a deal on the barrel replacement.
My Collection :
Crow Mag-.20, RWS54 Air King-.177, RWS48/52-.177, RWS48-.20, RWS46-.22, RWS34-.22, RWS350(3)-.177x2+.22, Webley Patriot .177 .22 .25, BSA Super Star .25, Gamo Hurricane (2) .177, Gamo Silver Shadow Supreme .177, Whisper VH .177, 890(3) .177x2+.22, 440 .177, 220 .177, Shadow 1000(3) .177, Sheridan Silver Streak .20, Benjamin Sheridan 392p .22, Savage 600 .177, Daisy 880 .177, Daisy 922 .22, Daisy Powerline 1000 .177, Marksman 45 .177, plus a few more not worth mentioning.

Thanks gunsmoke, that does give me a ballpark idea of cost. Heck of a collection you have. You listed the Blue Streak as a Benjamin. I know that Benjamin and Sheridan did merge. All the Blue and Silver Streaks I have seen were Sheridan. Are they now making Benjamin Streaks? BTW my old Sheridan Blue Streak with a peep sight is my go to gun and really my favorite.

My mistake, bad proofreading. I'll try to fix it, thanks.

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Originally posted by carpetman1:
What kind of price tag if you don't mind my asking? I have an RWS52 in .177 and would prefer a .20 cal.

I really don't shoot the RWS 48 anymore, and have a BSA 3x12x44AO on it, original sights removed and a muzzle weight in place of the front sight. It's about 98%, slight rust and scratches on stock. I'm not sure they even make the 48 in .20 anymore. Would you be interested?

Gunsmoke--My airgunning is limited to my back yard. I have purple martin houses, thus a lot of sparrows and starlings. Those are mostly my targets. If I'm going somewhere else to shoot, I use my centerfires. I do use my RWS 52 some. I have a Leupold compact scope 3x-9x with EFR (extended focus range--will focus down to close range) on it. Truth is at backyard distances my old Sheridan Blue Streak with a peep sight is about as accurate. Being much lighter, I use it more than the RWS. So a RWS 48 would not get enough use to justify buying it. Same same with a Ruger .204 in centerfire--I'd like one, but already having several .22 centerfires just can't justify getting one.

Just thought I'd put the offer out there.