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What to do with an old barrel

Hang on to them for precision perspective re-calibration tools.. There's gonna be a lot of Burn/Loot/Murder...Antifa.....knuckleheads to re-calibrate post-election...regardless of which way it goes. Just sharing for a friend for pondering. :) :) :)
So that got me to thinking: they would make perfect equalizers for gar when bow fishing.
 
rip the barrel with a band saw, inlet a nice live edge slab for the two halves of the barrel and cover in a clear coat of epoxy. perfect for a coffee table.
 
I use them to pound in the ground to hold concrete in place. when I pour new slabs to shoot from. Just like rebar!
 
if the caliber is right I would part it on a lathe and make hand gun barrels like 30 tok or 22tcm. Obviously there aren't too many say 338 or 6.5mm handgun rounds so ymmv.

another option is resale depending on caliber and how shot out it is. As a hunting barrel something "shot out" may be accurate enough and last forever at a few shots a year.
 
I'm surprised no one has mentioned buying the reamer, then cut a thread or two off the breach, extend the chamber and keep shooting it. The only place that's worn out is the the throat … Should be able to get several iterations on one barrel and should be no more expensive than chambering a new barrel. By purchasing the reamer, you should get successive chambers that are about as similar as is possible.
 
I'm surprised no one has mentioned buying the reamer, then cut a thread or two off the breach, extend the chamber and keep shooting it. The only place that's worn out is the the throat … Should be able to get several iterations on one barrel and should be no more expensive than chambering a new barrel. By purchasing the reamer, you should get successive chambers that are about as similar as is possible.
Have you ever had to chase threads? Not the easiest thing to do in the world.
 
I'm surprised no one has mentioned buying the reamer, then cut a thread or two off the breach, extend the chamber and keep shooting it. The only place that's worn out is the the throat … Should be able to get several iterations on one barrel and should be no more expensive than chambering a new barrel. By purchasing the reamer, you should get successive chambers that are about as similar as is possible.
Usually you need to cut atleast a few inches off to make it worth the effort. You also start running out of shoulder on most barrels quickly.... can be done but not usually cost effective.