EXPLAIN THIS .45 Barrel To Me

QKShooter · June 26th, 2005, 04:10 PM

It's an Ebay Auction Item.
Looks decently well made. BUT, WHY???
What is the purpose of this barrel unscrewing in half?
Why have an add on rifled section for a shot barrel anyway?
Is some company actually making these or is this a home machinist gunsmithing experiment?
Just to comply with the law concerning smooth bore pistol barrels?
I'm confused??

Here is the link to the Ebay auction.
EBAY AUCTION CLICK HERE

AUCTION TEXT DESCRIPTION: This is an original Colt .45acp rifled barrel that has been modified to shoot "shot" cartridges. There is a 2.5" smooth bore barrel that is threaded onto the rifled section. It has the standard length of 5", and fits any Colt Government model or National Match. Well made, and ready to use. Bluing is 98%. Shipping is $4

P95Carry · June 26th, 2005, 04:17 PM

Well interesting but heck - first time I have seen such. So - is breech/chamber piece all smooth then? And other piece rifled? Strange mix - and wow - if so then that is some length of freebore - what a bullet jump!

Intrigued to know more.

QKShooter · June 26th, 2005, 04:21 PM

If this barrel were custom & set up for say...a 2.5" 410 shotshell...How da heck would you load it when the barrel was installed the pistol???
2.5" sure is not single shot "drop feeding" through the ejection port or going up through the magazine well.

QKShooter · June 26th, 2005, 04:24 PM

I'm totally confused by this barrel!

What is the purpose of it unscrewing anyway?
Why does it need to come apart to shoot .45 shotshells?

bugs100 · June 26th, 2005, 08:49 PM

Never mind that when was the last time you saw 45 shot shells?

MechE · June 26th, 2005, 10:10 PM

I don't get it?

I would assume it fires some kind of shot round single shot?

QKShooter · June 26th, 2005, 10:19 PM

Yep, but, it's set up with a barrel link for a .45 semi~auto.
So...it has a 2.5" chamber (I guess)
How would you even load it "single shot" without taking the barrel out of the slide & loading a single round & then doing a re~assembly?
It's WEIRD.

Bud White · June 26th, 2005, 10:35 PM

ya know it almost sounds like a paradox barrel but in reverse

QKShooter · June 26th, 2005, 10:47 PM

You know I've been around SlabSided .45 Shootin' Irons for a long time & this barrel sure has me stumped.

scratchy wilson · June 26th, 2005, 11:26 PM

1st impressions: Either someone's aborted mess and attempt to save face, or (my preciousss, we wondersss) if it was some sort of custom thingy for trick shooters in days of yore...think Ed McGivern shooting clays or glass balls tossed in the air.

(sounds good anyways)

June 26th, 2005, 04:10 PM	#1
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Runthegun, USA Posts: 18,692	EXPLAIN THIS .45 Barrel To Me It's an Ebay Auction Item. Looks decently well made. BUT, WHY??? What is the purpose of this barrel unscrewing in half? Why have an add on rifled section for a shot barrel anyway? Is some company actually making these or is this a home machinist gunsmithing experiment? Just to comply with the law concerning smooth bore pistol barrels? I'm confused?? Here is the link to the Ebay auction. EBAY AUCTION CLICK HERE AUCTION TEXT DESCRIPTION: This is an original Colt .45acp rifled barrel that has been modified to shoot "shot" cartridges. There is a 2.5" smooth bore barrel that is threaded onto the rifled section. It has the standard length of 5", and fits any Colt Government model or National Match. Well made, and ready to use. Bluing is 98%. Shipping is $4 Last edited by QKShooter; June 26th, 2005 at 04:26 PM.

June 26th, 2005, 04:17 PM	#2
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,339	Well interesting but heck - first time I have seen such. So - is breech/chamber piece all smooth then? And other piece rifled? Strange mix - and wow - if so then that is some length of freebore - what a bullet jump! Intrigued to know more. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

June 26th, 2005, 04:21 PM	#3
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Runthegun, USA Posts: 18,692	Addition: If this barrel were custom & set up for say...a 2.5" 410 shotshell...How da heck would you load it when the barrel was installed the pistol??? 2.5" sure is not single shot "drop feeding" through the ejection port or going up through the magazine well.

June 26th, 2005, 04:24 PM	#4
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Runthegun, USA Posts: 18,692	Join My Club P95 I'm totally confused by this barrel! What is the purpose of it unscrewing anyway? Why does it need to come apart to shoot .45 shotshells?

June 26th, 2005, 10:10 PM	#6
MechE Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 135	I don't get it? I would assume it fires some kind of shot round single shot? __________________ "EVERYONE is operating with only partial information" :hand27: Some Wise Guy, USA 2001

June 26th, 2005, 08:49 PM	#5
bugs100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 44	Never mind that when was the last time you saw 45 shot shells?

June 26th, 2005, 10:19 PM	#7
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Runthegun, USA Posts: 18,692	MechE Yep, but, it's set up with a barrel link for a .45 semi~auto. So...it has a 2.5" chamber (I guess) How would you even load it "single shot" without taking the barrel out of the slide & loading a single round & then doing a re~assembly? It's WEIRD. __________________ *Support Our Troops* How Very Fortunate You Are To Have Two Arms To Put Into A Ward 57 T-Shirt. DC MEMBERS ~ PLEASE BUY A WARD 57 SHIRT. Click Here.

June 26th, 2005, 10:35 PM	#8
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	ya know it almost sounds like a paradox barrel but in reverse

June 26th, 2005, 10:47 PM	#9
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Runthegun, USA Posts: 18,692	Bud You know I've been around SlabSided .45 Shootin' Irons for a long time & this barrel sure has me stumped.

June 26th, 2005, 11:26 PM	#10
scratchy wilson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: northern Az Posts: 208	1st impressions: Either someone's aborted mess and attempt to save face, or (my preciousss, we wondersss) if it was some sort of custom thingy for trick shooters in days of yore...think Ed McGivern shooting clays or glass balls tossed in the air. (sounds good anyways)

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