On 1/11/2011 9:37 AM, Jim Chandler wrote:

Good advice, Jon. I couldn't have said it better myself. A bulged
barrel will forever be weak in that spot and no amount of "fixing"
will make it as good as the original.

I'm about as cheap as anyone, and have been known to spend totally
stupid amounts of time fixing things 99.999% of the country would throw
away. But there's a time and place to try and skimp. The risk of blowing
off fingers, losing an eye or two or worse, far out weigh any savings on
this one. IMHO...


Jon