R LOTTO!!! you have ,,my attention ,w/ that barrel ,,and by the way, a friend of mine has a colt lighting in 38-40, best i remember mfg. date 1901-or 1911 ,,he shoots it quite a bit,tight patterns. IF i may ask the price of "said" barrel i might look into one in 44-40 ( my choice ),.
Hootmix