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contender barrel [message #38777] Wed, 15 July 2015 00:24 Go to next message
bbraquet is currently offline  bbraquet
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I need to know if a armor alloy barrel will work on a blue frame.Thanks Bob
Re: contender barrel [message #38779 is a reply to message #38777] Wed, 15 July 2015 07:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Absolutely.
Re: contender barrel [message #38780 is a reply to message #38779] Wed, 15 July 2015 08:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jamesgammel is currently offline  jamesgammel
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only if the barrel was reamed to accept the larger pin that blued and SS frames use. You can tell by looking in the hinge pin hole. If "frosted", unreamed. If Shiny, reamed.
Jim

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Re: contender barrel [message #38782 is a reply to message #38780] Wed, 15 July 2015 09:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Crubear is currently offline  Crubear
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what Jim said, but.... take the hinge pin from your Contender and see if it will fit BEFORE you buy

Honestly, I have all the barrels I want or could ever need..... wait, look, there's another!!
Re: contender barrel [message #38786 is a reply to message #38782] Wed, 15 July 2015 09:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I suspect he's getting it online and may not be able to do that himself. Some are willing and capable of checking for you if they have a frame to try the barrel and pin on. Otherwise, ask for a good pix of the hinge pin hole and check for frosted vs. shiny. Even if he doesn't have a pin/frame he can use the shank of a typical 3/8's drill bit; if it'll go thru easily it's been reamed and will fit your frame (JUST the non-cutting shank). I bought an unreamed AA frame,picked it up Monday with another frame and two full guns, so I need unreamed barrels, just one 10 and one 14n so I can complete a full pistol as a representative in my "collection". There's plenty of reamed ones out there, just make sure the one you get is one of them.
Jim

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Re: contender barrel [message #38789 is a reply to message #38786] Wed, 15 July 2015 11:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
bbraquet is currently offline  bbraquet
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It looks like the barrel has been reamed to fit the hinge pin. The barrel did not have any frame marks on it until I put it on my frame. I think that the barrel has not been fired.

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Re: contender barrel [message #38790 is a reply to message #38789] Wed, 15 July 2015 12:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Learn something new everyday. So is an Armor alloy hinge pin smaller than an ordinary pin then? Then if you have an Armor alloy frame and tried to use a regular barrel, you would have some serious play?
Re: contender barrel [message #38791 is a reply to message #38790] Wed, 15 July 2015 12:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I can not answer that for you.I don't know.
Re: contender barrel [message #38793 is a reply to message #38791] Wed, 15 July 2015 13:19 Go to previous message
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I can. AA's pins are usually SS but .002 smaller in diameter. And yes, you got the serious play correct as well. You may exibit headspacing issues. With two thousand's slop for it to flop around.
Jim

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