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Hello all,
I was recently given my grandfathers old Ithica pump 12 gauge, unfortunatly upon inspection of the gun it seems my gramp didn't take too good of care of his guns....
The problem: about 4 inches from the end of the barrel there is a small dent, it doesn't look like much from the outside but when you shine a flashlight down the inside of the barrel you can clearly see the dent is deep enough that it slightly bubbles inward into the barrel. Is this gun now unsafe to shoot?
i can take i pic if needed but its small and might not show up well.
was really looking forward to shooting some clays but i dont want my barrel cracking at the dent and possibly injuring myself or another person.
could i have a gunsmith cut the barrel before the dent? could i do this myself?
I was recently given my grandfathers old Ithica pump 12 gauge, unfortunatly upon inspection of the gun it seems my gramp didn't take too good of care of his guns....
The problem: about 4 inches from the end of the barrel there is a small dent, it doesn't look like much from the outside but when you shine a flashlight down the inside of the barrel you can clearly see the dent is deep enough that it slightly bubbles inward into the barrel. Is this gun now unsafe to shoot?
i can take i pic if needed but its small and might not show up well.
was really looking forward to shooting some clays but i dont want my barrel cracking at the dent and possibly injuring myself or another person.
could i have a gunsmith cut the barrel before the dent? could i do this myself?