52Bore said:FYI
All Rice 4140 chrome moly barrels have left hand twist.
I'd agree - especially in a heavy recoiling gun.45cal said:only thing i've noticed is the torque of the barrel and that works great for a right hand shooter.
GM54-120 said:I dont think the price is all that bad either.
If you got lucky and could find a old GM 50cal Sharp Shooter barrel you would pay more.
The Sharpshooter is a 50 caliber; cut rifled muzzleloader barrel with a fast 1:24 twist rate, 32” long and comes complete with an 1860’s period correct long-tube 6-power Malcom-style telescopic sight from Leatherwood Optics.
GM54-120 said:To be fair though, the GM SharpShooter was cut rifled. Sold with the Malcom repo scope for $550 was a steal!!! I dont remember full MSRP but i think i remember seeing them for sale at only $550 before they quit selling them.
The Sharpshooter is a 50 caliber; cut rifled muzzleloader barrel with a fast 1:24 twist rate, 32” long and comes complete with an 1860’s period correct long-tube 6-power Malcom-style telescopic sight from Leatherwood Optics.
To get into a 1-18 45cal you would probably pay dearly for one in a Douglas blank. Around $250 just for a round blank. Labor adds up fast. Doc White used Douglas and a couple others for his 45cal Sporting Rifles. You will probably be looking at a $600+ for a complete 50cal fast twist rifle from Pedersoli and i dont think they have any cheapish options in 45cal fast twist at all.
Something like this will easily set you back $1300 or more from Doc. Douglas 451 1-18 and BlackIced....DROP DEAD SEXY and you will hardly ever see me use that term for any rifle.
GM54-120 said:$200-$225 for straight or tampered octagon blanks is a great price for the DIY people. Hard to beat that for cut rifled.
24" 40cal 1-16 ... 6.5lbs
Sure would be purty too
Maker stopped short of making it proper by color case hardening the correct parts - as it seems many do
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