could you use the tig to melt the silver solder? that way the heat affected
zone would be small because of the arc size.

"Al A." wrote in message
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Any of you guys know how a shotgun barrel rib is attached? Anyone ever add
one to a gun that never had one?

I have a pretty cheap CVA 12ga single that I had gotten for one of my
sons to trapshoot with, because it was light enough for him to hold up
when he was smaller. He is now 15 and bigger/stronger than I am (yikes!)
so that is no longer an issue.

I am thinking I might like to make some additions to this gun, mostly
just for the fun of trying. One thing I would like to add is a rib with a
center bead. I have some ideas to make a rib for it, but I have no idea
how they typically are attached to the barrel. I seem to recall reading
that they are sometines soldered on, but I may be imaganing that, and have
no recollection as to what sort of soldering that would be.

I have decent shop capibility here, lathe, mill, MIG, oxy-acet, air-acet,
(TIG is available, off-site), epoxy, crazyglue, duct tape, etc.

I know we have some gunsmith types around here, any guidance, tip, ideas?

Thanks for any thoughts!

-AL A.