Cold Steel
Active Member
I've got a Ruger Speed-Six with a 3-inch barrel. I'm thinking of swapping it out for a 4-inch barrel, but I need to find someone in the Bethesda area who can do it. The gun started out as a .38Spc but I had it reamed out to take .357Mag. Back in the 70s, someone gave me this 4-inch barrel.
Some say it's not worth the sweat as there's only an inch difference, but the forcing cone is a polished 11° and so I'm wondering if I should do it as I mainly shoot jacketed ammo. I just like 4-inch barrels.
So does anyone know where I can have this done and how complicated this procedure is? Is it just a matter of putting the barrel in a vise and using a hammer handle to torque the frame until the barrel unscrews?
Is this more complicated than it's worth? What do you think?
This Ruger Speed-Six started out as .38Spc, but is now
a .357Mag.
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Some say it's not worth the sweat as there's only an inch difference, but the forcing cone is a polished 11° and so I'm wondering if I should do it as I mainly shoot jacketed ammo. I just like 4-inch barrels.
So does anyone know where I can have this done and how complicated this procedure is? Is it just a matter of putting the barrel in a vise and using a hammer handle to torque the frame until the barrel unscrews?
Is this more complicated than it's worth? What do you think?
This Ruger Speed-Six started out as .38Spc, but is now
a .357Mag.
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