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Atrain1
08-22-2011, 19:10
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l628/atrain18/hw382.gif I bought this from GB and I want to put a different barrel on it I believe they just unscrew does anyone have any info about this, and I will post a picture of the barrel I want to put on it thanks.
cstone
08-22-2011, 19:11
Get thee to BP Tactical!

Please tell me that wasn't listed as NIB. [ROFL1]
Atrain1
08-22-2011, 19:12
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l628/atrain18/hw38barrel.jpg
I bought this from GB and I want to put a different barrel on it I believe they just unscrew does anyone have any info about this, and I will post a picture of the barrel I want to put on it thanks.
Atrain1
08-22-2011, 19:13
Get thee to BP Tactical!

Please tell me that wasn't listed as NIB. [ROFL1]No it was 20 bucks
rondog
08-22-2011, 19:21
Hell, for $20 I'd leave it like it is and make a hideaway piece out of it! Hide it in the garage somewhere or behind a toilet, something for emergency use. Helluva score for 20 clams, transfer probably cost more than that, huh?
sneakerd
08-22-2011, 19:35
Meet the perfect drop gun. Stop posting about it. -well too late now.
Atrain1
08-22-2011, 19:58
My wife actualy bought it cause she thought it was a good deal, I probably would have purchased it for that but now she wants me to restore it, I have a gun coming so will only have to pay transfer fee once. I plan on trying to find a good finish in a can if such a thing exsists and put a longer barrel on it, any suggestions for a good rattle can finish would be great and if anyone knows if I can just screw out the old barrel and screw in the one in the picture. thanks.
sneakerd
08-23-2011, 10:51
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Atrain1
08-23-2011, 12:21
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.What do you mean?
rondog
08-23-2011, 13:16
What do you mean?

I believe he's politely saying you can't polish a turd, and you can't teach a pig to sing. It's a cheap, ugly, beat-up pos, and will always be so. Don't put money into it trying to improve it, if it shoots safely as it is, leave it alone. Don't try to make it into something it's not.

Give it a range test and if it works, load it up and hide it someplace for emergency use. That's what I'd do with it anyway. Car gun, truck gun, toolbox gun, tacklebox gun, under-the-workbench gun, outhouse gun, etc.
sneakerd
08-23-2011, 13:49
Thanks Rondog. It's a perfect drop gun.
Bailey Guns
08-23-2011, 14:05
Thanks Rondog. It's a perfect drop gun.

Not if he bought it online and had a dealer do the transfer. Just sayin'...
sneakerd
08-23-2011, 14:15
True true.[Jail]
rondog
08-23-2011, 15:00
I've never tried to change a barrel like that, but I can't imagine it would be easy. Getting it to index perfectly on the vertical, then trimming off the excess threads and getting the cylinder gap right, then cutting in the forcing cone, adjusting the front sight, sounds like a lot of work and hassle for a $20 pistol. But hey, it ain't mine.....

And FWIW, I've got a $200 .38 that I bought from a member here that I'd like to put a better barrel on too, but I doubt that'll ever happen. I'd like to have a nice target shooting .38, but that ain't it.
Atrain1
08-23-2011, 16:36
I believe he's politely saying you can't polish a turd, and you can't teach a pig to sing. It's a cheap, ugly, beat-up pos, and will always be so. Don't put money into it trying to improve it, if it shoots safely as it is, leave it alone. Don't try to make it into something it's not.

Give it a range test and if it works, load it up and hide it someplace for emergency use. That's what I'd do with it anyway. Car gun, truck gun, toolbox gun, tacklebox gun, under-the-workbench gun, outhouse gun, etc. I want to test my skills and this will be a good test, I will keep posting pictures as I go along.