The rib termination is a good indicator of cut barrels but not the only, and as we have seen, a gun can be right although it has no rib termination line. I've seen many guns with a rib termination at least a quarter inch back from the end, as was the situation in the previous post. Wouldn't want to pass up a good gun on an incorrect assumption.
An odd rib termination raises issues, but its not the final determination. That's why I started the post and photos are the best way to present the issue.
People talk about altering the rib matting with a Dremel grinder. Yes, they can make it look correct when viewed from above, but since you have to grind away the rib peaks, you have to grind away to the rib valleys and you end with a lowered surface that a careful viewer will spot. Too bad I didn't take a photo to illustrate one of those.
Last edited by Bruce Day; 05-03-2010 at 04:20 PM..
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