Are G33/40's and pre-64 model 70 barrels compatable?

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24 December 2011, 21:25

ColoradoMatt

Are G33/40's and pre-64 model 70 barrels compatable?

Can you screw a pre-64 Win Model 70 barrel onto a G33/40, and if so, will it damage the G33/40 threads?

Matt
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24 December 2011, 22:54

z1r

They are not interchangeable.

25 December 2011, 20:06

congomike

Hey Matt, did you ever get your Rigby done?

26 December 2011, 01:32

DavidC

quote:
Originally posted by congomike:
Hey Matt, did you ever get your Rigby done?

+1

Dave

26 December 2011, 19:20

Jim Kobe

quote:
Originally posted by ColoradoMatt:
Can you screw a pre-64 Win Model 70 barrel onto a G33/40, and if so, will it damage the G33/40 threads?

Yes It will go but you need to turn it in REALLY tight.

26 December 2011, 20:36

D Humbarger

G 33/40 12tpi x.980 OD
Win M70 16TPI x 1.000 OD

27 December 2011, 07:35

ColoradoMatt

The reason I asked is that I saw a G33/40 for sale on the web with a pre-64 model 70 barrel screwed on it (257 Roberts). After a long look a the photo's, it looks like the barrel was set back quite a bit (enough obviously).

As for the Rigby project, my gunmaker has finally gotten a start on shaping the barrel. I broke my thumb in June, (the same day my daughter got brace$$$), and was out of work for a few months. Just had a run of bad luck this summer. I'm back in the saddle again, however. The Rigby magnum bottom metal that I got from Wisners seems to be a bit too wide (Fits 1917 Enfeilds real well). On the hunt again for bottom metal. I would really like to get some measurements from an original from the 50's era.
Matt