Barrel Sleeve

MarkC · 09-17-2009, 03:47 PM

I'm looking for a gunsmith who can sleeve a 9mm P.38 barrel to .30 Luger for a shooter I'm building from parts. Do any of you guys have a lead for me?

John Sabato · 09-17-2009, 04:16 PM

Do a search on "Redding" and you might find the address. They reline barrels.

MarkC · 09-17-2009, 04:22 PM

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

policeluger · 09-17-2009, 04:30 PM

He does not do the work, as I am also looking for just the exact thing and have contacted him.............

sheepherder · 09-17-2009, 06:05 PM

I've heard good things about the "Broom Closet", somewhere in Florida...but I have no first-person knowledge of them...

sheepherder · 09-17-2009, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkC

I'm looking for a gunsmith who can sleeve a 9mm P.38 barrel to .30 Luger for a shooter I'm building from parts. Do any of you guys have a lead for me?

Why not chop off the 9mm barrel and thread the receiver for a 30 cal Luger barrel??? Maybe not the whole barrel stub, but enough to hold it securely...You might have to extend the chamber a bit, but you can rent a 30 Luger chambering reamer (or find a nut with one sitting on his bench, next to his other Broomhandle/Luger projects)...I think this was a common modification, years ago...

http://www.4-dproducts.com/

I've been thinking of a long barreled P-38...When the economy picks up...

Ice · 09-17-2009, 06:12 PM

Try "Redmans Rifling". They reline Broomhandle barrels. Maybe you can talk them into doing your P38 barrel.

Charlie

Sieger · 09-17-2009, 07:24 PM

Why not just buy a replacement barrel?

Sieger

sheepherder · 09-17-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sieger

Why not just buy a replacement barrel?

Sieger

Does anyone make a P-38 barrel in 7.65mm Luger???

I see that Numrich shows a [used] 9mm P-38 barrel for $155...Looking at the pic, a threaded-in barrel could be done, but it would have a long thread...I.E., you couldn't use a Luger barrel without leaving some of the old rifling (and chamber) intact...

What I've always disliked about the thin-walled sleeves is that they need to be silver-soldered in...

Looking at a pic of the P-38 barrel, I like the idea of sawing off the old barrel, drilling & threading the breech block full-length, and turning a new barrel from a blank...With integral FSB...

But then I tend to get carried away with projects like these...

John Sabato · 09-18-2009, 10:12 AM

Tom Heller once gave me the phone number for a guy also named Tom who works for the Gun Rack in FL as a possible source for barrel relining... I haven't called him, but here is the number if you want to try...

1-352-597-3794

Please share what you find out with the forum in this thread.

jamese · 09-19-2009, 07:58 AM

John,
there is a B & H Gun Rack, We deal with them alot on new stuff
is this the place ? Dont know a Tom

Merritt Island, FL 32952. Retail: 321-452-1105.

Jim

sheepherder · 09-19-2009, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Sabato

Tom Heller once gave me the phone number for a guy also named Tom who works for the Gun Rack in FL as a possible source for barrel relining...

Googling "The Broom Closet" (which was mentioned on the m1896 forum) turns up a thread in thehighroad which comments that "The Gun Rack" and "The Broom Closet" are the same, and may be located in Bentonville, Florida (although this last was questioned)...

John Sabato · 09-21-2009, 02:39 PM

Jim, did you try the phone number I posted? Who answers the phone?

jamese · 09-23-2009, 10:08 AM

no I didnt try the phone number, yet....I was thinking Mark would and report back

Jim

MarkC · 09-23-2009, 03:41 PM

The number is a private house and the nice lady said it wasn't the gun shop anymore and didn't know the number, so she must get a lot of calls for them.

policeluger · 09-23-2009, 08:10 PM

Any luck guys, I got a customer who wants to reline his WW2 era to 30 cal,......thanks

MarkC · 09-23-2009, 10:46 PM

There are few guys on the P.38 forum that have been asking me if I had luck in my search as well. If I find someone, he may have 10 barrels or more to reline!

policeluger · 09-23-2009, 11:36 PM

Please keep me in mind shoud this happen.....thanks

09-17-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Barrel Sleeve I'm looking for a gunsmith who can sleeve a 9mm P.38 barrel to .30 Luger for a shooter I'm building from parts. Do any of you guys have a lead for me?

09-17-2009, 04:16 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Do a search on "Redding" and you might find the address. They reline barrels. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-18-2009, 10:12 AM	#10
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Tom Heller once gave me the phone number for a guy also named Tom who works for the Gun Rack in FL as a possible source for barrel relining... I haven't called him, but here is the number if you want to try... 1-352-597-3794 Please share what you find out with the forum in this thread. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-19-2009, 07:58 AM	#11
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 792 Thanks: 0 Thanked 86 Times in 36 Posts	John, there is a B & H Gun Rack, We deal with them alot on new stuff is this the place ? Dont know a Tom Merritt Island, FL 32952. Retail: 321-452-1105. Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

09-21-2009, 02:39 PM	#13
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Jim, did you try the phone number I posted? Who answers the phone? __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

09-17-2009, 04:22 PM	#3
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Thanks, I'll give it a try.

09-17-2009, 04:30 PM	#4
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	He does not do the work, as I am also looking for just the exact thing and have contacted him.............

09-17-2009, 06:05 PM	#5
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I've heard good things about the "Broom Closet", somewhere in Florida...but I have no first-person knowledge of them...

09-17-2009, 06:12 PM	#7
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Try "Redmans Rifling". They reline Broomhandle barrels. Maybe you can talk them into doing your P38 barrel. Charlie

09-17-2009, 07:24 PM	#8
Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,579 Thanks: 2,144 Thanked 402 Times in 251 Posts	Why not just buy a replacement barrel? Sieger

09-23-2009, 10:08 AM	#14
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 792 Thanks: 0 Thanked 86 Times in 36 Posts	no I didnt try the phone number, yet....I was thinking Mark would and report back Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

09-23-2009, 03:41 PM	#15
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	The number is a private house and the nice lady said it wasn't the gun shop anymore and didn't know the number, so she must get a lot of calls for them.

09-23-2009, 08:10 PM	#16
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Any luck guys, I got a customer who wants to reline his WW2 era to 30 cal,......thanks

09-23-2009, 10:46 PM	#17
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	There are few guys on the P.38 forum that have been asking me if I had luck in my search as well. If I find someone, he may have 10 barrels or more to reline!

09-23-2009, 11:36 PM	#18
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Please keep me in mind shoud this happen.....thanks