Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RN> On Sat Mar-30-2013 09:26, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RN>> I priced a barrel for my 1911A1 Colt .45 a short while ago and it's   
    RN>> $180! I was looking for an extra barrel without groves so I can fire   
    RN>> my shotgun loads with it.   
      
    RW>> It'd have to be chambered for a 3"er...that means about 3 3/8"   
    RW>> chamber size, then smooth bore for the rest of the barrel. Or are   
    RW>> you thinking of a 'special' shot shell? Next would be the 'rim' on   
    RW>> the shot shell. Not exactly 45 clip friendly.   
      
    RN> The rounds I have are Colt .45 Auto casings, but instead of a 230   
    RN> grain FMJ slug, have what you'd call snake shot.  That would ruined a   
    RN> groved barrel if too many rounds were fired through it.   
      
   I don't think a PTFC (teflon) case of snakeshot will do any more harm to   
   the barrel than your copper jacketed FMJs...   
      
    RW>> Why not just buy some snake shot ammo for it?   
      
    RW>> I know its a Taurus, but they already sell a revolver chambered   
    RW>> (The Judge) for what you're asking a .45 to do.   
      
    RN> Taurus maufactured a Colt SAA look-alike I was interested in, but no   
    RN> one seems to have them in stock with a 7" barrel.  It wasn't a Colt,   
    RN> so I didn't strian myself loooking.   
      
   There are better quality SAAs on the market than Taurus' model...Uberti is   
   a better known leader in the SAA market.   
      
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