Remington rolling block questions ?

[gew98]

I have a Remington rolling block coming for actually cheap money. It was reblued - but not buffed to crazy. Anyhow it's in 43 spanish with a near perfect bore form pics supplied. I have been given contact info for a fellow named Hoyt whom relines trapdoors etc. Iv'e seen his work on a well worn 73 carbine he relined - you would be hard pressed to tell other than a minty bore in a rather worn carbine. I intend to have this relined to 45/70 just to shoot. I have a 43 egyptian barrel for a rolling block laying around . Was thinking of having this one relined and donating the 43 spanish barrel to a 43 spanish shooter. Cost is about $250 and up to 6 months turn around time. Does anyone new make replacement 45/70 barrels for rolling blocks ?.

[Solidleadslug]

The cost of work isnt worth the vale of the rifle.Not wise

[Tony Beck]

Since it's 43 cal, Bobby can probably ream it up to 45 and re-rifle without sleeving the barrel. Have you discussed this project with him? The problem you will have is that you will almost certainly need to make a new extractor. If you have access to a machine shop it's not an awful job, but if you have to pay someone it could cost as much as doing the barrel.

Plenty of us do projects that don't pay on paper, but make us happy. I'm restoring the family Ithaca double at the moment. It's probably a $300 shotgun, but it was my great grandfather's field gun, then my grandfather's, then the wrist broke on my dad, and now 40 years later I'm fixing it and it will be my field gun. After making a new buttstock it will still be a $300 field grade shotgun.

[gew98]

Making an extractor is no biggie for me if it comes to that. I have not called bob until I get it in hand..one or two more days. I turned a buddy onto a legit Connecticut Peabody 45/70 and he jumped all over it.

[gew98]

The cost of work isnt worth the vale of the rifle.Not wise

Really , since when ?. I want a 45/70 Rolling block for plinking fun. You know of an affordable example ?. I sure dont.

[gew98]

Since it's 43 cal, Bobby can probably ream it up to 45 and re-rifle without sleeving the barrel. Have you discussed this project with him? The problem you will have is that you will almost certainly need to make a new extractor. If you have access to a machine shop it's not an awful job, but if you have to pay someone it could cost as much as doing the barrel.

Plenty of us do projects that don't pay on paper, but make us happy. I'm restoring the family Ithaca double at the moment. It's probably a $300 shotgun, but it was my great grandfather's field gun, then my grandfather's, then the wrist broke on my dad, and now 40 years later I'm fixing it and it will be my field gun. After making a new buttstock it will still be a $300 field grade shotgun.

Totally concur. I built a few custom mausers 25 years ago for my late father. He loved them . My youngest brother wanted them and I gave them to him - he will have those till he passes away. Didnt know bobby had the ability to rebore to 45 cal like that. 40 years ago I took a jap type 38 carbine that was a good bit beat up and had a smithy bore it out and rechamber it to 35 remington. That was a great backup deer rifle in the PA brush !. Some old timer we hunted with out in western PA really took a shine to it and I sold it to him, He tied it up in a tree a few days before deer season and went out and got in his stand with it waiting. Hardly a sturdier bolt rifle and in a good deer caliber. He culled a few bucks with it for some time. I have a alot of fun taking these old pieces that have little to no collector value and making them into what I like. Back in the day there was so much around. Now even the dog eared stuff is fetching big internet dollars from armchair commandos. Up until the internet parts were everywhere and a phone call or two usually found what you needed. Now it's all pay my price or I''ll list it on the net and you will pay more.

[John S.]

Might want to check some dimensions. The .43 Spanish is a bit fatter at the base and rim than the .45-70, so it would likely require relining rather than reboring. (Probably cheaper).

.43 Spanish rim and base- .629 and .533 respectively
.45-70- .608 and .505

[Fred Gaarde]

Just buy .43 Spanish brass cases from Buffalo Arms and load your own.
https://www.buffaloarms.com/search/?q=.43%20Spanish

[gew98]

Just buy .43 Spanish brass cases from Buffalo Arms and load your own.
https://www.buffaloarms.com/search/?q=.43%20Spanish

I've bought from them in the past...but as usual almost everything they have and many other vendors , the things I seek they are out of stock anymore on almost everything.

[gew98]

Since it's 43 cal, Bobby can probably ream it up to 45 and re-rifle without sleeving the barrel. Have you discussed this project with him? The problem you will have is that you will almost certainly need to make a new extractor. If you have access to a machine shop it's not an awful job, but if you have to pay someone it could cost as much as doing the barrel.

Plenty of us do projects that don't pay on paper, but make us happy. I'm restoring the family Ithaca double at the moment. It's probably a $300 shotgun, but it was my great grandfather's field gun, then my grandfather's, then the wrist broke on my dad, and now 40 years later I'm fixing it and it will be my field gun. After making a new buttstock it will still be a $300 field grade shotgun.

I wonder if the rolling block barrel is sufficiently meaty enough to reline/rebore to 50/70 ?. I really enjoy shooting that caliber , casting and reloading for it. The only fellow around me with a couple 50/70 rolling blocks - they are all very poor condition in and out.