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Current owner says barrel should be slugged. I don't know much about slugging a barrel other than what I've read online. I'd want to get a gunsmith's point of view prior to doing any work. The $100 cost may be worth spending to get an estimate of work.
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08-30-2016, 10:39 PM | #4 | ||||||
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'Slugged' is a new term for me - never heard it used before. What does it mean please?
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08-30-2016, 10:59 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Apparently it's a process of pushing a metal ball of same or slightly larger diameter through the barrel to smooth the inside. This process seems more widely used with pistols and rifles than shotguns. Personally, I don't know why you would do it on a shotgun.
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08-30-2016, 11:02 PM | #6 | ||||||
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There are more precise (read: precision) methods of raising dents.
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08-31-2016, 07:16 AM | #7 | ||||||
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As indicated, your extra barrel set could be a bargain, or a money pit. In any case, the man you should get the barrels evaluated by is Kirk Merrington. Check his prices before going in with both feet:
http://www.merringtongun.com |
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08-31-2016, 07:20 AM | #8 | |||||||
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since the slug is poured from a lead alloy- which will deform to some extent when pushed against dents - i see no use for the process in a shotgun barrel and if you "slugged" with a piece of hard metal of equal or larger bore diameter - its my opinion you would compound the damage dents can be raised with a series of metal plugs starting with one at the most narrow spot working up to full bore- but you still push some material forward not straight back up, which IMHO is the best option
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08-31-2016, 08:54 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Slugging is (was?) routinely used in finishing shotgun barrels for repeaters (single barrels). On a tour of the Ithaca factory years ago, I watched a lady operate a machine that forced a rotating lead slug spinning slowly on a shaft (literally, shaped exactly like a rifled slug) back and forth through the barrel the length of the bore. After two passes, she pulled the barrel out of its fixture and inspected it visually. She said the process helped to polish the bore as well as "move" (I assume by swaging) any tiny imperfections left by the 'Roto Forge."
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