New barrel for S&W Model 19-5

straightShot · May 19, 2017, 06:39 PM

I tried getting a 4" barrel from S&W for my 4" Model 19, but they don't have any. Where might I get a good replacement barrel and get it installed? Thanks!

Remington74 · May 21, 2017, 06:35 AM

Have you tried e-bay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/K1039-Smith-...MAAOSwSlBY0p34

There a lot of S&W barrels listed but just a few for a model 19. Maybe keep an eye on that site to see if one comes up.

straightShot · May 22, 2017, 04:03 AM

I have not tried ebay. I will keep my eyes open. Thanks!

FrankenMauser · May 22, 2017, 05:25 AM

eBay, eGunner, Gunbroker, GunPartsCorp, and more...

Intallation? ...That's another matter.

T. O'Heir · May 22, 2017, 01:40 PM

Why do you think you need a new barrel?
Gunparts is sold out of M19 barrels. Apparently, K frame barrels are just not available from Smith. Brownell's has 'em on Back Order too. Gets worse. There's a post from 2009 on another forum that says Smith doesn't carry M19 or K frame barrels any more.
Midway says they have 4.1/8" .38 calibre barrels for Model 10's. M10 are K frames. $109.99

straightShot · May 23, 2017, 07:59 PM

The barrel has a good gouge inside, and it's not very accurate. The rear sight is adjusted completely left, and it's still off. Years ago, it was very accurate. Many moons ago, it was my first revolver.

**4V50 Gary** · May 24, 2017, 10:07 PM

You can have the existing barrel reamed out and relined too.

T. O'Heir · May 25, 2017, 11:56 AM

A good gouge would do it. Sounds like it might have come a tick loose too with the sights being like that. Had a 4" 19 for years. I think you're going to have to find any 'K' frame barrel and put it on. Gun show maybe. E-Bay funds the people who want to take your property away from you.

RickB · May 25, 2017, 01:39 PM

A buddy of mine couldn't get a replacement barrel, ten years ago.
I can't remember what model it was, but Smith had gone to threaded tubes with shrouds installed over them, and didn't have any solid barrels for older models.

Jim Watson · May 26, 2017, 08:16 AM

I would contact a PPC/Bianchi shop like Brush Creek, Frank Glenn, or Clark and see if they would sell me a takeoff barrel.
They might want to sell you the installation service, too.

straightShot · May 26, 2017, 02:55 PM

Lots of good information. Thank you!

natman · May 28, 2017, 11:50 AM

Quote:

You can have the existing barrel reamed out and relined too.

I'm politely skeptical that this is available for revolvers. There are liners available for a few low pressure rifle rounds where the chamber is cut from the liner. You might get away with it with a 22, but I have a hard time imagining a liner that would hold up to having 357 magnum bullets slam into one end in a revolver.

Eddietruett · June 22, 2017, 10:11 PM

Brownells is showing a 4" K frame blue barrel in stock

g.willikers · June 23, 2017, 07:14 AM

"Where might I get a good replacement barrel and get it installed?"
The installing part will be the most important.
Find the gunsmith first and then look for the barrel.
The smith should have more access to sources than you anyway.

May 19, 2017, 06:39 PM	#1
straightShot Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: MI, USA Posts: 668	New barrel for S&W Model 19-5 I tried getting a 4" barrel from S&W for my 4" Model 19, but they don't have any. Where might I get a good replacement barrel and get it installed? Thanks! __________________ Take a kid shooting.

May 22, 2017, 04:03 AM	#3
straightShot Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: MI, USA Posts: 668	I have not tried ebay. I will keep my eyes open. Thanks! __________________ Take a kid shooting.

May 22, 2017, 05:25 AM	#4
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	eBay, eGunner, Gunbroker, GunPartsCorp, and more... Intallation? ...That's another matter. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

May 22, 2017, 01:40 PM	#5
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Why do you think you need a new barrel? Gunparts is sold out of M19 barrels. Apparently, K frame barrels are just not available from Smith. Brownell's has 'em on Back Order too. Gets worse. There's a post from 2009 on another forum that says Smith doesn't carry M19 or K frame barrels any more. Midway says they have 4.1/8" .38 calibre barrels for Model 10's. M10 are K frames. $109.99 __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

May 23, 2017, 07:59 PM	#6
straightShot Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: MI, USA Posts: 668	The barrel has a good gouge inside, and it's not very accurate. The rear sight is adjusted completely left, and it's still off. Years ago, it was very accurate. Many moons ago, it was my first revolver. __________________ Take a kid shooting.

May 21, 2017, 06:35 AM	#2
Remington74 Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2012 Location: Carthage, NY Posts: 231	Have you tried e-bay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/K1039-Smith-...MAAOSwSlBY0p34 There a lot of S&W barrels listed but just a few for a model 19. Maybe keep an eye on that site to see if one comes up.

May 24, 2017, 10:07 PM	#7
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	You can have the existing barrel reamed out and relined too. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

May 25, 2017, 11:56 AM	#8
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	A good gouge would do it. Sounds like it might have come a tick loose too with the sights being like that. Had a 4" 19 for years. I think you're going to have to find any 'K' frame barrel and put it on. Gun show maybe. E-Bay funds the people who want to take your property away from you. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

May 25, 2017, 01:39 PM	#9
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	A buddy of mine couldn't get a replacement barrel, ten years ago. I can't remember what model it was, but Smith had gone to threaded tubes with shrouds installed over them, and didn't have any solid barrels for older models. __________________ Runs off at the mouth about anything 1911 related on this site and half the time is flat out wrong.

May 26, 2017, 08:16 AM	#10
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,540	I would contact a PPC/Bianchi shop like Brush Creek, Frank Glenn, or Clark and see if they would sell me a takeoff barrel. They might want to sell you the installation service, too.

May 26, 2017, 02:55 PM	#11
straightShot Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: MI, USA Posts: 668	Lots of good information. Thank you! __________________ Take a kid shooting.

June 22, 2017, 10:11 PM	#13
Eddietruett Member Join Date: June 15, 2017 Posts: 54	Brownells is showing a 4" K frame blue barrel in stock

June 23, 2017, 07:14 AM	#14
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	"Where might I get a good replacement barrel and get it installed?" The installing part will be the most important. Find the gunsmith first and then look for the barrel. The smith should have more access to sources than you anyway. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”