A 30 luger 1911 barrel, who can do it?

[Merick]

Holy Smokes! I have been away from computers for a while and was not expecting all this. I'll have to read this through a few times and put my questions up after I think on it some, thanks for all the input.

I do already have a 1911 in 9mm,a rock island. No show piece to be certain, but the price was right, its cheap to shoot, and even cheaper with cast reloads, and low down dirt cheap with a marvel type 22 conversion. I figure it would be something to learn and work on. With that in mind, so far so good.

On to the 30 project; The official rock island service/parts page has replacement 9mm barrels right around $50. How much fitting those would take, I would guess not much to get to the factory level of assembly. I figure get a new barrel to fit and work as well as the one in the gun now, then proceed with the project.

And on the ammo front, I have nearly assembled all the tools I need to turn 223 brass to 30 luger brass. I bet few people know that redding cutter heads fit rcbs cutters, and fewer still know that a forster inside reamer (the only inside reamers available as far as I know) will fit the correct redding cutter head. I still need the shell holder plate, but then my rcbs-redding-forster trimmer-reamer will be complete. I even picked up some bullets this weekend, berry 71 gr .312. Barrel measures 310, and the bearing surface is really small, so I think they will work out, if not I have some other ideas for them.

[sheepherder]

Here's the 38 Super spec PDF -

http://www.saami.org/PubResources/CC...0Automatic.pdf

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Merick

Holy Smokes! I have been away from computers for a while and was not expecting all this...

There's more...Check out the 'Guerrilla Gunsmithing' thread in Repairs, Restoration & Refinishing...It's enough to put anyone to sleep...

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Merick

I do already have a 1911 in 9mm,a rock island...On to the 30 project; The official rock island service/parts page has replacement 9mm barrels right around $50. How much fitting those would take, I would guess not much to get to the factory level of assembly. I figure get a new barrel to fit and work as well as the one in the gun now, then proceed with the project.

That sounds like a good plan!

The procedure I outlined in my other thread is just one way to do it...I'm used to that way from my C96 Mauser re-barrels. Silver soldering a straight or even a stepped liner in is another way, but I'm not familiar with that...Not too much anyway...

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Merick

And on the ammo front, I have nearly assembled all the tools I need to turn 223 brass to 30 luger brass...

I have done this...I could make some suggestions, if you are interested...