drop in barrel?

[yip]

  years ago i bought a swamped barrel from ed rayl, its a 50 cal,  44in" long and wondering if its possible to order from Ed a 54 cal  barrel with same contour and length? just wondering, was anyone done this? i hope Ed Rayl is reading this.

[ChipK]

If you are trying to make it a .54 you might consider having it bored out to the larger diameter.  Cheaper than a new barrel and you do not have to worry about fit.

[smokinbuck]

Yip,
I had Ed duplicate a barrel for me a number of years ago and  I rebreached it with the plug from the original barrel, dropped right in. Chip has it right though, unless you want 2 barrels in different calibers have the .50 bored and rifled in .54. Ed quoted me $135, plus shipping, recently.
Mark

[mark esterly]

depends on the profile and how thick the wall is at the narrowest part of the barrel. when you call ed let him know what profile,  a,b,c...etc