Bruce, I once had a 90% 1927 VH on a 1 1/2 frame with very slight barrel bulges about 4 inches out from the breech. So slight I missed them on the 3 day inspection, and was SOL with the seller on Gunbroker. My bad. The point is, after reading Sherman Bell's series of overload articles, and assuming that there was no obstruction causing the bulge (both bulges were identical in form and location) I just wonder what kind of load must have caused those bulges?? Perhaps a 3" magnum in a 2 3/4 or 2 5/8 chamber? Bell ran up some massive pressures without deformation on his junker test barrels. Just wondering. ( I sold the gun to a pawn shop with full disclosure of the bulges for half price--I didnt feel the bulges were unsafe with low pressure loads, only unsightly. Complex situational ethics. Others may have handled it differently.)
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