This is an old single shot 22 rifle made in the early 1900's.I know this is not a sniper rifle but I have this old gun and I wondering if it can be repaired to shot again. It has a brass lined bore and the chamber area is worn out. Is it possible to repair the barrel or is best just to keep for a wall hanger? I realize it probably not worth repairing but I am curious.
Gunsmithing The Hamilton Rifle #27
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I would wallhanger it but it can be drilled and rechambered. I think Shumaker in Stephenville TX offeres this service. I have an Old 1873 Winny that I love to shoot and thought about having a new liner installed in the barrel to pick up some of the accuracy and still keed the original outer barrel.
I would wallhanger it but it can be drilled and rechambered. I think Shumaker in Stephenville TX offeres this service. I have an Old 1873 Winny that I love to shoot and thought about having a new liner installed in the barrel to pick up some of the accuracy and still keed the original outer barrel.
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I appreciate the info. I will check with him to see if this is worth messing with. I am a machinist myself and thought about boring out the chamber and pressing in a sleave and boring to size. But I was afraid this was a bad idea. Probably is a bad idea for me to do it for sure. I am sure resleaving the whole barrel would be better. I wonder if I would get a discount since it is so short.
I appreciate the info. I will check with him to see if this is worth messing with. I am a machinist myself and thought about boring out the chamber and pressing in a sleave and boring to size. But I was afraid this was a bad idea. Probably is a bad idea for me to do it for sure. I am sure resleaving the whole barrel would be better. I wonder if I would get a discount since it is so short.
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I think short or long the machine setup and time are gonna be very similar so I doubt it.
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I think short or long the machine setup and time are gonna be very similar so I doubt it.
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The barrel on some of the hamilton rifles were brass lined but around that was rolled up sheet metal. ( imagine rolling a pencil up in a sheet of paper) so drilling it out really isn't an option. I'd just make a replica barrel and short chamber it for .22 colibri or 6mm flobert if you really want to shoot it. Otherwise they look really good over the fireplace.
The barrel on some of the hamilton rifles were brass lined but around that was rolled up sheet metal. ( imagine rolling a pencil up in a sheet of paper) so drilling it out really isn't an option. I'd just make a replica barrel and short chamber it for .22 colibri or 6mm flobert if you really want to shoot it. Otherwise they look really good over the fireplace.
