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Tom2 · October 19, 2008, 05:05 PM

Whoa a Fitz Special BP Rem! Well take comfort in that I bet that back in the 19th century, alot if not most of the short barrel conversions were done by more like "blacksmiths" than trained gunsmiths. I bet on the frontier, they used a saw, or maybe just files, to cut down the barrel and square it off clean. Not a lathe and micrometers. So if they could do it on the frontier, I bet most of the guys here could trim a barrel back and make it square enough to look and shoot alright.

October 19, 2008, 05:05 PM	#14
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Whoa a Fitz Special BP Rem! Well take comfort in that I bet that back in the 19th century, alot if not most of the short barrel conversions were done by more like "blacksmiths" than trained gunsmiths. I bet on the frontier, they used a saw, or maybe just files, to cut down the barrel and square it off clean. Not a lathe and micrometers. So if they could do it on the frontier, I bet most of the guys here could trim a barrel back and make it square enough to look and shoot alright. __________________ Your gun is like your nose, it is just wrong for someone else to pick it for you!