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Default How do you fix a bulged gun barrel?

rangerssuck wrote:
On Jan 10, 8:04 pm, Jon Anderson wrote:
On 1/10/2011 4:33 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:

Der be Bulges..and then there are bulges.


Well my concern was the possibility of either over compressing the
bulge, or getting adjecent deformation into the bore that might cause
the bullet to stick at that point. As you know, that sort of event
seldom has a happy ending, outside of maybe walking away with all 10
fingers...

Jon


But wasn't that exactly what Gunner just described - five bullets
stuck in the barrel? Does that ALWAYS lead to disaster?

I can't imagine it's a good thing, but surely it happens often enough
that manufacturers would design barrels to withstand the abuse - if
not unscathed, then at least in one piece.

Bear with me - my firearms knowledge is all 4o+ years old and limited
to small-bore target shooting.

BTW, this conversation is conjuring up images of Bugs Bunny sticking
his finger in the muzzle and Elmer Fudd getting a face full.


Sounds to me like Gunner just removed the stugs , didn't try to "repair" the
barrel . Jon's first assessment to rebarrel was right on the money . Only
thing I might do different , and it would depend on where the bulge was ,
would be to use the undamaged portion for another firearm - perhaps a pistol
if the caliber was appropriate .
I've always wanted another .222 pistol ... a bolt action , the first one
was a Contender . Still got ammo from that one , too bad I needed groceries
more than I needed the gun , but kids gotta eat .
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