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jrothWA
PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:00 pm  Reply with quote



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Acquired last year a, SW16, equipped with two bulges and he mule portion of the barrel, in a bent section deviated.

I have contact barrel smiths and they decline to try anything.

I have bought two other barrel for getting operational.

Would a barrel shortening and adding a decent poly-choke attached to the duplicate a 1950's are A5?. What do you recommend?

Txs.
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fin2feather
PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:56 am  Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:50 am  Reply with quote



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A bend can be re-bent . Bulges MAY be un-bulged . Poly choke co no longer exists , however , there is a guy on GB that has poly chokes , complete with both sections . You would have to locate a smith or machine guy that can get your barrel to .750 and solder on the part that attaches to the barrel . Even if the installation isn't perfectly aligned , you can bend the barrel to POI . (check out my old "high overheads thread - that barrel had a 30degree bend in it !)

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:01 am  Reply with quote



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It’s your money, but if I had other barrels in hand, I’d not spend a dime taking bends and bulges out of a barrel, and putting a poly choke on said barrel.[/u]
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MaximumSmoke
PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:08 pm  Reply with quote
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Cut 'er off and sell it as a street sweeper, then buy a better one.
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Dstar
PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:17 pm  Reply with quote



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Am I missing something? Look for another barrel on EBay or gun broker. Confirm we are talking about an Auto 5 correct? I have purchased a barrel for a Model 11, there were plenty. If you have a Browning you need a Browning barrel.
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jrothWA
PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:47 am  Reply with quote



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that would increase that total value.

thanks.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:27 pm  Reply with quote
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MaximumSmoke wrote:
Cut 'er off and sell it as a street sweeper, then buy a better one.


Agree with the cleanup option, provided you've got enough barrel left for it to be useful and you want a straight cylinder choke. Might be cheaper to find a barrel with a Poly already aboard and sell the damaged one for someone's project.

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