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JNG3

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Multi piece barrels
« on: July 30, 2017, 12:58:44 AM »
Does any barrel company still produce barrels that are of multi piece construction? I know many many years ago some cheap import pseudo 'kentucky' rifles from Japan had barrels that were 2 pieces screwed together. If I recall correctly these barrels also were problematic. I have a barrel that is suspect and am curious if any company still does this.

In case anyone does not understand, I am not referring to the barrel and breech screwed together. I am referring to the barrel itself being of more than one piece.
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Multi piece barrels
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2017, 01:05:28 AM »
I had Getz make me some 2 piece barrels that were 60" long years ago. The were neither cheap nor problematic.
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Re: Multi piece barrels
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2017, 04:40:47 AM »
I also had one of Don Getz's two pc barrels. I knew it was threaded at the wedding band but could never see it, there was the faintest hairline visible on the inside. Shot and cleaned flawlessly, as far as I know it is still going strong (?).
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Re: Multi piece barrels
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2017, 08:50:58 AM »
What would be the value of a two piece barrel?
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Offline EC121

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Re: Multi piece barrels
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2017, 03:35:46 PM »
It lets the barrel maker make a barrel longer than his machinery's capacity. 
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Re: Multi piece barrels
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2017, 04:38:29 PM »
Hoppe's made a .45 cal. Target pistol that had a two piece barrel. A friend shot one for years, and had no trouble with it.

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Offline jerrywh

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Re: Multi piece barrels
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2017, 12:35:27 AM »
 Side by side ones work well.
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JNG3

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Re: Multi piece barrels
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2017, 02:02:13 AM »
Hah hah Jerrywh.

HungryHorse, this Hoppes you reference. Was that the same Hoppes company that still exists today, you know the #9 solvent folks?
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Offline Hungry Horse

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Re: Multi piece barrels
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2017, 05:07:46 AM »
Yup, made a boxlock target pistol, and a single action pepperbox as well. Both pretty rare today. I own one of each. Both had their own problems. The reason I know the target pistol had a two piece barrel is mine had a bur inside where the nipple treads enter the chamber. So to fix it I had to unscrew the front half of the barrel.

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