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Barrel for my Spandau 89

I need a new barrel for my Spandau the one I have has a metal rod stuck in it. I bought one at Numrich that was for a commission 88 but it is too fat and will not fit all the way into the sleeve. Is there a special barrel for this that is thinner OD? Thanks.
 
No . There is something wrong . Also you do not want to get one of the Czech CZ barrel as they are about worthless for a shooter .
 
Lothar Walther sells new made Gew 88 barrels. I had one installed on my gew 88. They're fantastic quality but of course not the cheap option.
 
what i found is that I have an original barrel which came with severe tapering. The newer stronger barrels so not have this causing the end of the barrel to be too wide for the shroud. I am thinking i could wait until one of the less safe barrels come around and use a starter charge when reloading or modify things to accommodate the thicker OD of the barrel. .old barrel 516in new barrel
.522in
 

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The original shrouds were reused when a rifle was rebarreled with the later barrels . There is a bushing in the end of the barrel shroud , check it for corrosion . A quick pass with a round file should fix the problem .
 
Mine installed just fine and I have fired it and it works without any issues. No issues fitting the shroud on after install.
 
So Walther makes the bore to Z barrel specs , but does not use the Z barrel specs for the exterior profile .
 

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