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08-15-2014, 01:39 PM | #3 | ||||||
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A few years ago I saw a GH parker with dam barrels that had the same lines going down the barrels , I also thought maybe steel shot made them, they were deep enough that I turned down the gun. What else would cause that?
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08-15-2014, 01:51 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I have a set of Damascus barrels on one of my Parkers with one groove from the forcing cone forward about twelve inches or so. It is a spiral groove that isn't very deep but would take some honing to remove. It would be about one complete spiral in sixty inches maybe. It is not deep enough to compromise the integrity of the barrels but I can see why someone would turn down the gun if it was for sale. I have no clue what caused it.
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08-15-2014, 05:47 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Interesting. I purchased a Fox 12 one time that had scoring down the insides of the barrels. We surmised (my gunsmith) that someone had loaded nuts/bolts/nails into a shell and shot them at trespassers or stray dogs etc. They could be plainly seen on the insides and were fairly deep and irregular in shape. Nuts/bolts/nails loaded into a shell would probably do that. I returned the gun to the dealer and had no problems.
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08-15-2014, 06:58 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Yup, trespasser loads. However, whatever caused the scratches, it is up to you to deal with them by way of wall thickness gauges, bore gauges, and gunsmiths. Deal with it. Offer the proper price for the guns you are interested in. Buy some bore micrometers.
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