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Four tangs without screws. All are in pretty good shape but are used. Look at pics for details on each. One is polished to a chrome like finish. Thanks so much for looking!

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He specialized in custom Thompson Center Contender and Encore barrels, as well as custom firearms of all sorts. Barrels are listed by Part#, Caliber, Twist, Diameter, Length and Material. Barrels marked “UNK” in twist have unknown twist rates, but all barrels were rifled with commercial twist rates i. 308, 1-10 or 1-12, etc. Barrels marked “BP” are for Black Powder bullets. 410 and 20ga Rifled barrels have straight rifling. 002 deep to satisfy BATFE requirements for shotgun caliber pistols to not be classified as short barrel smoothbore shotguns. Rifling is not intended to stabilize rifled slugs. All barrels are new unfired condition. Generic photo of barrels is provided. I do not have resources to photograph every barrel. Be sure you order the barrel you want. Please use the Part #’s when ordering from the Pulldown Chart.

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He specialized in custom Thompson Center Contender and Encore barrels, as well as custom firearms of all sorts. Barrels are listed by Part#, Caliber, Twist, Diameter, Length and Material. Barrels marked “UNK” in twist have unknown twist rates, but all barrels were rifled with commercial twist rates i. 308, 1-10 or 1-12, etc. All barrels are new unfired condition. Photos for generic barrels are provided. I do not have resources to photograph every barrel. Be sure you order the barrel you want. Please use the Part #’s when ordering from the Pulldown Chart.

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He specialized in custom Thompson Center Contender and Encore barrels, as well as custom firearms of all sorts. Barrels are listed by Part#, Caliber, Twist, Cylinder/ Muzzle Diameters and Length. Barrels marked “UNK” in twist have unknown twist rates, but all barrels were rifled with commercial twist rates i. 308, 1-10 or 1-12, etc. Please use the Part #’s when ordering from the Pulldown Chart. All barrels are new unfired condition. Photos for octagon barrels are provided, there are generic photos for tapered round barrels. I do not have resources to photograph every barrel. Be sure you order the barrel you want. Van Horn wants to sell his barrel making machinery. Factory Sako Blank 223 REM. 1.05 x 20TPI Savage 243 WIN. 800 x 16TPI 257 x 222 REM. 1/2 round, 1/2 Octagon W/Rib. Sight Bump at 4 from Cylinder.

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This is essentially a 30/30 Improved, but Wildcatted on 375 WIN Case. Built by Dave Van Horn. These barrels are New Old Stock. Some have been on the shelf and, traveling back and forth to gun shows for several years. The lugs are welded on with stainless steel rod, the welds may have incomplete bluing, based on how the fill rod mixed with the base metal. It does not mean the barrel was incorrectly blued. T/C frames vary slightly over their 40+ year production. We test fit all barrels on our frame(s) for correct fit and function. In rare cases, you may need to perform minor fitting of this barrel to your frame. This item is in the category “Sporting Goods\Hunting\Gun Parts\Rifle Parts”. The seller is “gunner3006″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Thompson/Center Arms
• Type: Barrel
• For Gun Make: Thompson Center
• Gauge/Caliber: 308- 375 WIN
• Color: Black
• For Gun Type: Rifle
• Material: Steel
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Vintage: No

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Caliber-375WIN x 338 IMP- This is a Wildcat on 375 WIN case, necked to 338 and Improved. Built by Dave Van Horn. These barrels are New Old Stock. Some have been on the shelf and, traveling back and forth to gun shows for several years. The lugs are welded on with stainless steel rod, the welds may have incomplete bluing, based on how the fill rod mixed with the base metal. It does not mean the barrel was incorrectly blued. T/C frames vary slightly over their 40+ year production. We test fit all barrels on our frame(s) for correct fit and function. In rare cases, you may need to perform minor fitting of this barrel to your frame. This item is in the category “Sporting Goods\Hunting\Gun Parts\Rifle Parts”. The seller is “gunner3006″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Thompson/Center Arms
• Type: Barrel
• For Gun Make: Thompson Center
• Gauge/Caliber: 375WIN x 338 IMP
• Color: Black
• For Gun Type: Rifle
• Material: Steel
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Vintage: No

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