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 would ther be enough barrel diameter left on a standard military mauser barrel to set back and rechamber to 7.92x33??NEVER THE LEAST DEGREE OF LIBERTY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE GREATEST DEGREE OF SECURITY | ||
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Never ever. You have to shorten the barrel by 24 mm at the end. (57-33 mm). But the barrel shank diameter is not enough to cut the thread. | |||
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 hank You Sir!,,,I could have checked for myself,but for the first time since I don't know when,,I don't have a military barrel on hand!!I will have to order one from Walther,as it is a standard chambering for them.Has anyone here used this caliber for hunting?,,my oldest brother used one during the war,but from an auto not a Mauser system.NEVER THE LEAST DEGREE OF LIBERTY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE GREATEST DEGREE OF SECURITY | |||
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A good smith can install a sleeve over the chamber area to allow the barrel to be used. The sleeve will thread into the receiver and will have internal threads and a shoulder to bear against the receiver face; the barrel will thread into the sleeve and have a shoulder to bear against the front of the sleeve. This is a common, simple and straightforward process for most applications. Regards, Joe __________________________ You can lead a human to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America! | |||
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Thanks JD,,,I'd like to say that I'd 'ave thought of that sooner or later!!!for the cost,I'm just going with the Walther bbl.,mil.bbl.s are cheap enough to play with,,,but if I am going to build anyway,might as well just do it!!!!!NEVER THE LEAST DEGREE OF LIBERTY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE GREATEST DEGREE OF SECURITY | |||
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JD Yes it can be done the way you described, but imho I would no longer call someone a good smith for such advise except for the unlikely situation that the barrel on hand is far and wide the only you can come by. | |||
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Lots of us who were raised by old-fashioned folks in a rural or semi-rural area have long been accused of 'making do' with the materials at hand, in order to save money, time or both. I wouldn't recommend the sleeving practice to a wealthy person ot someone willing to spend the money for a custom job. I was taught the method back in the very early '60s by a local toolmaker who had been a child of The Depression, and it has long been a mainstay of smiths working old single shot rifles, see Frank de Haas's books. Regards, Joe __________________________ You can lead a human to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America! | |||
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This subject got wrung out fairly well a few years back; as I recall, the consensus was there is nothing wrong with this method. | |||
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Prethreaded barrel : 150,- $ Sleeving/Threading the old barrel is done in 2 hours ? A good smith will charge 100 & per hour ? Chambering and headspacing in both cases amount the same. Correct me if I´m wrong. | |||
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I used to love to watch old-timers work out a fix whether they had the $$ or not,,,I learned to do alot with a little from these folks and the world is a bit more boring as they pass NEVER THE LEAST DEGREE OF LIBERTY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE GREATEST DEGREE OF SECURITY | |||
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I don't charge near that much. More like $40/ hr. Depends on how well I like doing the job. I always tell the customer what it is going to cost before I start. Sometimes I under estimate the time it will take, but not often, my loss. ....Tom SCI lifer NRA Patron DRSS DSC | |||
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