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Tennessee.45

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Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« on: May 01, 2017, 04:37:13 PM »
What are the differences in the Rice barrel with square rifling and the Colerain 42" 58 C weight barrels? The measurements are the same diameter in the same places.
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 04:40:18 PM »
I think the Rice has 7 cuts and colerain has 6, the twist rate I think is different, Rice has square cuts like you said and colerain I think has round groove.
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Re: Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 05:19:21 PM »
Are the tangs different? The tang in the Isaac Haines profile Colerain barrel I have is not as flared as the tang on my Rice 42" golden age barrel
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Re: Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2017, 03:12:48 AM »
I called Jason at Rice barrels and they don't have a C weight in stock, he does have a 42" in a Virginia pattern, which is slightly larger then the C (in between C and D weight) it will be a tight but I think it will fit. What do y'all think or should I get a Colerain?
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Re: Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2017, 04:14:00 AM »
I'd get a barrel that fits the inlet.  For me it's almost harder to inlet a barrel that almost fits than to make the inlet from scratch. It wants to tip not go straight down.
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Re: Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2017, 04:30:14 AM »
Only problem using a Colerain is I would either have to fill the tang inlet and re inlet it or fit the breech plug I have now to the barrel, if the tang flare isn't as pronounced as the tang on the Rice barrel
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Re: Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2017, 05:25:48 AM »
Quote from: Tennessee.45 on May 03, 2017, 04:30:14 AM
Only problem using a Colerain is I would either have to fill the tang inlet and re inlet it or fit the breech plug I have now to the barrel, if the tang flare isn't as pronounced as the tang on the Rice barrel

All the Colerains bbl/tangs I have are plenty fat to peen a little thinner and wider.  File to shape to fit your inlet. 

Show the tang who is boss.  :P
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Re: Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2017, 03:08:41 PM »
Spoke with Jason again, he has a 54 in the c weight but I'm undecided if I want to go with a 54 since I have two other 58's
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Re: Differences in the Rice and Colerain 42" C weight barrels?
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2017, 09:50:12 PM »
Quote from: Tennessee.45 on May 03, 2017, 03:08:41 PM
Spoke with Jason again, he has a 54 in the c weight but I'm undecided if I want to go with a 54 since I have two other 58's

.54 is a great caliber.  Plenty of whomp and easier to handle recoil with a flattish trajectory than .58. Though I love my .58 too!
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