Delete this please, question answered.
Delete this please, question answered.
Last edited by Batmaster; 06-01-2013 at 01:21 AM.
Did you talk to Marstar? They generally have a pretty good rep for looking after issues.
I honestly didn't know if it was an issue. If john wants me to send it back i can, gun wont be matching any more but probably better to replace it if its not safe for use, all i wanted to know. I would have used it if this was just something you ran into with surplus guns.
My TT-33 has some slight pitting on the barrel, I accept it as remnants of rust on a war era gun. Not as deep as that but closer to the chamber and I feel safe shooting it.
But each gun is different... the picture of the inside of the barrel is unclear and if there is internal pitting that lines up with the external pitting then there is a chance that the barrel rusted through and could fail in an unexpected way.
Either way, if Marstar is willing to exchange you might as well take it. Matching numbers are nice but a safe shootable gun is even nicer.
Agreed, Please delete this thread john.
I think if you just sent back the barrel, Marstar might send you a new one back. Marstar has a reputation of being really good about things like that.
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I would keep that barrel. It's not unsafe, and is the remains of rust that was removed at refurb in Russian. The bore looks great, better than most. I'd keep it.
Keeping it real on the range since before there was a CGN.
So you think its better to keep this barrel that its matching even with the corrosion?
I have decided to keep it, I don't think its worth separating the original barrel from the gun if its only cosmetic. I will email john just to confirm he believes its safe to use as is but I was never worried about it as a cosmetic flaw just wondering if it was going to be a structural flaw in the barrel.