Thanks for all the feedback so far. My primary concern was that the bulge, being so close to the muzzle, might cause (1)..poor patterns or, (2)..rib separation. I had the gun out today to test the patterns and they were fine, so my only other concern is the possibility of rib issues. I do not want to cut the barrels, and professional repair would not be cost effective, so I will leave things as they are and hope for the best. The gun involved is a grade 1 hammer gun with twist barrels and very little condition left. I only have a few hundred into it, and it's already thinned out the local squirrel population which is it's intended purpose. Just out of curiosity, the last question I had on the original post was...If you came across two identical guns, one having a bulge, and one having cut barrels, which of the two would you be more inclined to purchase.
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