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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy
Tell us about the sleeve job.
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John Hosford had the tubes (very lucky there) there 28 inches so the same length. The barrels bulged beyond repair. He will cut them a little behind the chamber due to the damage. The downside is the gun will be a 2 1/2 chamber vs the original 2 3/4. The good news is I have a set of 28 inch barrels that were made by Purdy and he will fit those. It will end up a 2 barrel set one for 2 1/2 and the other 2 3/4 . The original ribs will be used for the sleeve job.
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