Who says it is a 1-1/2 frame gun? The frame is not marked, so unless all of the critical measurements are taken to confirm, we would not know. I would assume the frame is a 2 frame, as the barrels are marked. Obviously the gun just had barrels from another gun put on it and fitted down fairly crudely. The barrels were taken down around the breech and a lot on the rib extension to meet the frame. There can be a lot of variations from gun to gun in these areas. The gun the barrels came from were heavier at the breech than that DH they went onto.
Put some primed hulls in and dry fire it and see if the pins are striking the primers on center.
I would say that there is no reason that the gun would not be shootable from what I see, but it should be looked at by someone more knowledgeable to make sure there are no unforseen issues.
And please, dont let it go to a buy back. The owner will get screwed and the gun will be destroyed. Someone would pay 6 times for it in parts than they will get from a damn buy back program.
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