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I second the vote from Colonel Day
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Default I second the vote from Colonel Day

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Originally Posted by Bruce Day View Post
Brad Batchelder, Van, is my recommendation. Remember I looked at the gun and opined that the factory replacement twist barrels had likely been dropped on the rib extension because it was bent. I think it will take some heating, twisting and filing and too much heat will cause the extension solder to melt. They can fix the safety at the same time, but you might try running a lot of Rem Action cleaner through it first to see if that frees it. It was frozen in place.
--Brad is a personal friend, hunting partner at FruitRidge Farms, and is a master gunsmith. I have seen some of his work on double gun restoration- A plus all the way. Will you try to replace the set of barrels that was cut down to 20"?
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