One Couger .357 build coming eventually
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Re: One Couger .357 build coming eventually
Will the threads match, or will the barrel or frame have to be rethreaded?
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Re: One Couger .357 build coming eventually
Andy, I totally get the "just because I can" reason but is there some other reason for doing this?AndyC wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:07 pm Couger (Colt barrel on a Ruger frame) which is something I've wanted for a few decades now.
To be updated as things progress; I'm in zero hurry.
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I am wondering if the value of that barrel will be much better as is. Pythons are commanding some pretty high prices these days and it looks to be going higher.
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Re: One Couger .357 build coming eventually
Seen one today at a Pawn Shop that was about 80% at best for $1,500.00.
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Wow!!!carlson1 wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:43 pm Seen one today at a Pawn Shop that was about 80% at best for $1,500.00.

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Re: One Couger .357 build coming eventually
Keeping it .357 Magnum, or going .357 Bain & Davis as per the write-up in Guns & Ammo magazine in the early 1970's?AndyC wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:07 pm Snagged a brand-new 4" Colt Python barrel (new old stock from the Colt factory sold at auction); this will eventually go towards building a Couger (Colt barrel on a Ruger frame) which is something I've wanted for a few decades now..
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Re: One Couger .357 build coming eventually
I was expecting to see a Beretta Cougar 8357 in 357 Sig.
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I'm just guessing here, but I wonder if the barrel could be sleeved with a sleeve that was threaded inside and out, then pinned into the frame.AndyC wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:31 pm I'm no expert on the specifics but my understanding is that the barrel threads have to be welded up, machined down and re-threaded.
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Why? You don't trust an attorney playing amateur design engineer/gunsmith?AndyC wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:53 pm I reckon I'm safer handing this over to a pro who's done this before.
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