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Corey Freeman
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July 18, 2022 - 1:46 pm
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When installing a barrel on an 1892, will the threads index themselves?

I guess what I’m asking, is there a certain orientation the barrel should be in when the threading begins? Is there more than 1 “starting point”?

I just put the barrel in on my rebuild project and it stops pretty close to the proper alignment without any torque. I know there shouldn’t be much torque applied, but I did expect to have apply a little to line things up.

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There is only one starting spot on a threaded barrel.

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Corey Freeman
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Thanks,

This is how far I’ve managed to get. I have an end cap on order to be able to attach the forearm.

I’ll take it for a test run and if all goes well, take all back it down, have the s/n strengthened (re-engraved), do a home rust bluing, and make it a fun range range gun since the barrel isn’t original.

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Winchester 1892 (1898)

Winchester 1894 (1956)

Winchester 1897 (1909)

Winchester 1911 (1911)

Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen (1959)

Browning Superposed (1962)

Browning Hi Power (1949 - 1954)

Browning 1910 (1910)

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Winchester brls. are the only ones I know of that can be expected to index properly without hand fitting.  Others, such as Stevens & Ballard, usually do not, which may be the reason they were serialized to match the rcvr.; presume this was because they were hand fitted during assembly. 

Corey, in 1959 I was hunting (doves & crows, mainly) with my father’s Sweet Sixteen, which at that point was far from new; first shotgun I ever fired.

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If this is not the original barrel I would buy a set of go and no go gauges or have a gunsmith check it out for you.  You must make sure to have the correct head space.  I am not sure what the proper torque is but at least 40 to 60 pound feet?????????

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Thanks for all the advice.

 

Clarenace, in 1959 I was being made in Germany… LOL

Corey

Winchester 1892 (1898)

Winchester 1894 (1956)

Winchester 1897 (1909)

Winchester 1911 (1911)

Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen (1959)

Browning Superposed (1962)

Browning Hi Power (1949 - 1954)

Browning 1910 (1910)

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