| tinker |
| (.416 member) |
| 31/12/09 03:27 AM |
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Re: OSR, Double Damage and Barnes' Response
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Daryl-
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...Of course, a barrel bulged in proofing, is hammered down, then re-proofed, hammered, etc, until it passes - if it doesnt blow, of course.
"Struck or Striking" - refers to filing, not hammering...
I know the difference.
And I've seen rifles with bulged barrels crated and shipped off for a vacation tour to the hammer then the proof house.
It happens, and if given the full skinny on a rifle that had 'been there' I'd pass on it as a matter of course.
Sound wacky? (pun intended)
I thought so too the first time I heard of hammering barrel bulges (etc) back into place as a 'repair'
Not so much my cup of tea, but they do it...
Cheers
Tinker