Pitted Barrels

[Dennis Abrams]

No pitting in the bores. All pitting is on the exterior metal work. The barrels are bad.

Dennis

[Chris T.]

You will probably have the cost of another 12 ga. repro. into the project before your satisfied. What can you tell us about the condition of the rest of the gun? 12ga. repro. barrels do come up for sale, but not very often.

[Dennis Abrams]

The pitting is on the exterior of the barrels and any blued surfaces ie. trigger guard and butt plate. Frame is not pitted. Bores are not pitted. My gunsmith had one gun apart and there was no corrosion on the inside. He had that gun working in ten minutes.
Both guns are 28", straight/splinter, single trigger. Not sure what the choke measurements were but he said they had been opened to IC/M.
His suggestion was to shoot them the way they were or sell them as parts.

Dennis

[Chris T.]

That's unfortunate, 28" 12 ga. Repros are somewhat uncommon. If it's 28" IC/Mod they could be steel shot specials, is there any prefix in the serial number or are they just 12-1XXX? It's hard to imagine how that happens, but if your not a gun person or just don't care....