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Guys, Who would you consider to do the best sleeving work in the US? I had John Foster in England to do a hammer gun years ago, but he is retired, I understand. Thanks, Sandlapper
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Kirk Merrington did an excellent job for me on a Belgian SLE. The weight, balance and appearance were all excellent, coming with a couple of grams of the original stamped barrel weight on the gun.
Only downside is I do not believe he offers seamless
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I do a fair amount of sleeving, only drawback is I can't get fixed full choke barrels anymore. My barrels are just the straight bore, if choke is desired a choke sleeve can be fixed into the muzzle, or Briley thinwall interchangables are an option. I can do welded or or unwelded seam. I've done sleeving for several here.
Last edited by gunmaker; 11/10/17 09:49 AM.
A.M. Little Bespoke Gunmakers LLC.
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Ive seen gunmakers sleeving work on a friends hammergun. It is excellent.
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gunmaker,
I believe Walther has a US rep. I believe they have the blank barrels you are looking for. You can find the blanks on their website, but you may have to do some looking.
Mike
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Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 11/10/17 12:06 PM.
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Pardon me for the lapse in thanking all of you for your most useful information. I will contact both of these gentlemen. Sandlapper
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Er Shaw doesn't do smoothbore shotgun tubes anymore. LW is a possibility.
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Pacnor has made smoothbore tubes in special order runs. And they are willing to have special reamers made for special jobs, like choke boring. They might be worth talking with.
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