A Pac Nor Stainless Super match barrel is about $230, I think a CroMo is about $160, not sure, I am away from the price lists in the shop. Installing a barrel on a lever action Marlin takes a bit more machining than a bolt action rifle (got to machine the dovetails for the magazine hanger and forend hanger, plus machine the shank "hood" where it goes in the receiver to clear the bolt properly, plus the groove on the bottom of the barrel to clear the magazine tube. And if you go with a larger diameter barrel, have to machine the groove on the bottom of the barrel deeper, and I machine a concave radius on the rear of the barrel to blend with the front of the receiver.) I have a 45-70 match reamer and the 50 cal reamers, but I do not have a 450 reamer, but can get one from Pacific Precision in about 5 weeks delivery. So, yes, this is a very fesible job, just a bit costly. I also work on the internals of the reciever and the carrier to give about 0.100" more cartridge length, this translates into considerable more powder capacity, which is higher velocity.<P>Pac Nor has a web site, I will look up the site address.<P>------------------<BR> [img]
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