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Been working on a Red Pad # 1 for the past 6 months. Bedding,reloading, you name it, and it still wont shoot....... Throwing in the towel. Going to send it off to someone to re barrel. Who is a good smith to work on a # 1 ?


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Ask on the Single shot forum. There is one smith that specializes in single shots but I forgot his name. I agree it is time to try a new barrel I don't know if you can tell by lot # but many of the red pad barrels were from Wilson and were not even as good as the ones the military got from them.


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Red Oak Gunsmithing Onaway Mi


What you have done is not nearly as important as how you have done it!!!
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ctw, Do you have any contact information ?
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Mark Penrod in Indiana


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Only one I know of that’s highly respected.
http://www.bosesofnebraska.com/rebarreling.html



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Sure here is there website, look at there custom guns may be a pict or two of a few custom one.
https://www.redoakgunsmithing.com


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