Shooting a 12 gauge o/u with a bulged barrel

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Does anyone on the forum have any experience shooting a 12 gauge over/under shotgun with a bulge in the bottom barrel about 1/2 way down the barrel. Bulge is fairly even around the barrel, no cracks in the metal. Would be a shame to cut this gun down to a "shortie". Barrels are choked skeet and skeet. There is no damage to the top barrel or the between the barrels rib.
Thanks in advance.
 
Brownell's used to sell tools for repairing bulged shotgun barrels. Mostly a mandrel and instructions but usually for single barrel guns. I think you need an experienced shotgun smith.
 
There is no tool for making a bulge smaller.

You can continue to shoot your shotgun. It will work just fine.
 
Thanks for the response. I plan to do just that. Unsightly as hell but it is an older BC Miroku/Charles Daly. Identical to the first o/u I ever purchased about 60 years ago.
I took it new out of the box, unfired and shot a 50 straight at trap. My first 50 ever. Bought this present gun mainly for nostalgic reasons and it has flat/V springs in it. I remember how hard it was to find replacement springs in those days and looks like it is just as hard or harder to find them now. An Australian outfit quoted me $100.00 each.
Do you have sources for these replacement springs Dennis?
 
Miroku/Charles Daly were beautifully made solid guns... i have no sources other then Western Gun parts in Edmonton.
 
I've seen a tool where a pipe cutter has its blades replaced by rollers, then a mandrel is put in the barrel and the pipe cutter is used as per usual to iron out the bulge.
 
Dogfish858 said:
I've seen a tool where a pipe cutter has its blades replaced by rollers, then a mandrel is put in the barrel and the pipe cutter is used as per usual to iron out the bulge.
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I doubt such a tool would work very well. The bulge consists of stretched metal. This metal can not be compressed back to it's original state.
 
GunTech, Yes ,I was getting win and Br. mixed up, Dogfish858, I have seen that thing you talk about, will not work on a over /under, problem with stuff like this is that you are truing to move metal back that is stretched and while a good steel man/ body shop fellow can shrink metal , it gets hard and brittle.
 
guntech said:
There is no tool for making a bulge smaller.

You can continue to shoot your shotgun. It will work just fine.
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Ah, bulged barrel means thinner and uncertain metal at the bulge site. I wouldn't be so cavalier about it. Half way down the barrel is just about where your hand is.

Grizz
 
you can get a set of Briley 20 gauge conversion tubes that will slide into the 12 gauge barrels with no permanent mods and can be used in similar shotguns and being in your 80s will lessen your felt recoil .And the wedding ring on the barrel becomes a moot issue
Peter
 
Given that bore pressures are much more vigorous than a roller, I don't see how cold working would be an issue, using rollers, unless the bulge is truly massive.

Doesn't take care of the rib though.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
Ah, bulged barrel means thinner and uncertain metal at the bulge site. I wouldn't be so cavalier about it. Half way down the barrel is just about where your hand is.

Grizz
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Unless you have another obstruction close to the first one that caused the bulge I suspect it will hold up fine... but there are no guarantees...
 
Thanks for the response. Unsightly as hell but it is an older BC Miroku/Charles Daly. Identical to the first o/u I ever purchased about 60 years ago.
I took it new out of the box, unfired and shot a 50 straight at trap. My first 50 ever. Bought this present gun mainly for nostalgic reasons and it has flat/V springs in it. I remember how hard it was to find replacement springs in those days and looks like it is just as hard or harder to find them now. An Australian outfit quoted me $100.00 each.
I took the gun out a little while ago and shot it. Breaks targets well and no bad after effects. If anything, it will be a great source for parts but I intend to shoot a bit of skeet with it. Even though I have at least 10 other shotguns which I can shoot skeet with.
Hard to believe the amount of wrong information this thread received. Hopefully some of the responders will know where I can purchase the flat hammer springs in case I have to replace them. And, if I decide to shorten the gun, and I am arrested for doing something illegal, then jail time is looking better all the time. I am an 81 year old bachelor and the state can cook some meals for me. I"m tired of cooking. lol
Thanks all for responding and I did get many different answers in different forums for you naysayers.
 
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