On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:11:57 -0800, Jon Anderson
wrote:

On 1/10/2011 3:54 PM, wrote:
I have different barrels with different problems.

Shotguns, pistols, revolvers, and rifles.

Do you make die by making a hole in a block with a boring bar, heat up
the barrel and pound it through?

Using proper fixtures, unscrew barrel from action
Cut in half to prevent reuse and deposit in trash can.
Install replacement barrel.

I'm not trying to be funny here either. Maybe, someone that really knows
what they are doing, can repair a slightly bulged barrel.
But I would never knowingly buy nor shoot a firearm with such a 'repair'.

If you insist on trying to repair a bulged barrel, for your family's
sake, make sure your insurance has good coverage for ER visits, and that
your life insurance is paid up...


Jon

It really depends on the type of bulge and the extent of the bulge.

I had a guy bring me a MINT S&W 38-44 Outdoorsman some years ago, that
he had squibbed 5...(5) 158gr JHPs into. I thought it was only the
cylinder..and dropped a rod down the barrel to drive the bullet
back..and it only went in 2"......

To make a long story short..he decided he didnt want the revolver as it
wasnt "mint" anymore, with a .050 TIB about 1" long just in front of the
cylinder release housing. So I wound up with it and have shot it
sucessfully for at least 15 yrs so far. Very accurate, a pleasure to
shoot.

Der be Bulges..and then there are bulges.

Gunner

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