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Very good to know.
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thanks John - as more of us reload for the old pieces to save a little or due to availability of loads - the old adage "penny wise, pound foolish" needs to be remembered
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excellent info , I haven't seen this problem before but with the high cost of shells it was only a matter of time till problems like this happen . I will check my shell crimps and cut open and recover shot and powder. throw out any weak hulls. the RST hulls are very thin pay close attention to them.
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I recently looked at set of Model 21 12 gauge barrels as described. I gave Kirks information to the dealer that had the gun, and I believe Kirk may have these barrels currently. I wish I would have taken pictures. there was about 6 or 7 little pimples in the left barrel starting about midway down the barrel. Kirk felt he could remove these very easily I am anxious to see the barrels when they return.
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Not to discredit anyone,but I have trouble believing lead shot is going to cause " pimple " bulges in a steel barrel. Just my take on it.
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Paul:
No discredit to your post, or take... but what would you suppose does create them? It sure isn't alien force fields... |
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I'm sure Mr. Merrington has forgotten more about barrels than I'll ever know, but soft lead seated in the outside of a soft plastic shot cup causing dents in steel? I think not. If there was to be some distortion, wouldn't it show as a groove rather than a "pimple"?
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The barrels I examined looked like the dents I used to see when I was a kid shooting tin cans. If you ever shot a tin can and then looked inside you know what that looks like. The little pimples looked exactly like that except were a little smaller. Dents were along the bottom of the left barrels and ranged over about a 12 " length. from about 1/2" to 2" apart. Some were more shallow than others. I had originally thought it might have been droplet's of water that had frozen in the barrel prior to firing. I spoke with the gunsmith after he spoke to Kirk, he told me that Kirk described to him exactly what the barrels looked like as if he had a picture in front of him. He told the Smith that he has seen this a number of times in his career. I would also have doubts, but I examined the barrels myself. I bet if you would have rolled a number 2 or 4 shot down the barrel and they would have laid in the small pimple area.
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