Disaster
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Oh nooooo!! Man that's a bummer.
Time to make a mandrel! Taptap here and taptap there and it will be good as new.
Time to make a mandrel! Taptap here and taptap there and it will be good as new.
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Fear not, a reputable gunsmith can restore the tube if you aren't comfortable doing it yourself.
Ouch.
That sucks big-time. I thought I was having a bad day when I sliced my palm open while trying to attach a handle to a knife.
Any ideas on how to repair it?
Any ideas on how to repair it?
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Should be easy fix for a 'smith familiar with such things!
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Time to make a coach gun! Lol just kidding. Easy fix for a Smith.
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She is fine ... Just aesthetic ....won't hurt anything . It happens ....
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Dang 
A good gunsmith should make it as good as new. The tiny scar left will be a reminder to always hold her tight
A good gunsmith should make it as good as new. The tiny scar left will be a reminder to always hold her tight
I did that with my 20ga when I was a kid while cleaning.. put it on the counter and it fell off..
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Ahhh heck thats nothing you should see my modern duck gun the vent rib looks like a roller coaster track, muzzle dented in, missing wood in stock etc etc.
Super glue and a butterfly bandage
Turn a bar muzzle internal diameter.
Grind a flat so it goes in past the ding.
Drill a hole across the bar. Bar needs to be 6" long or so. Fit a bar through the hole.
Lubricate the mandrel and rotate with force. Clamp barrels down by the way.
Use a soft mallet to finish off with mandrel still in the muzzle.
Grind a flat so it goes in past the ding.
Drill a hole across the bar. Bar needs to be 6" long or so. Fit a bar through the hole.
Lubricate the mandrel and rotate with force. Clamp barrels down by the way.
Use a soft mallet to finish off with mandrel still in the muzzle.
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thats the normal procedure with a dent at the muzzle, and i know you know what you are doing, but can't help myself , got to give a word of caution. be sure the barrels are secured before rotating with force. i have seen barrels separate from each other with this process.
i read the lead and thought i was going to see a break through the wrist. hate when that happens.
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You are not the first and will not be the last that this has happened to, don't panic.
As others have said, lots of ways to fix it and if your not comfortable a decent gunsmith can easily fix this....probably while you wait.
As others have said, lots of ways to fix it and if your not comfortable a decent gunsmith can easily fix this....probably while you wait.
Purpose built dent expanders are made as well
Still good for shooting cross-eyed ducks...
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"Tap" and 'gentle' are good words to use on such a repair!
10 seconds with a tail center from a lathe and a small hammer. fixed many in my old shop that way.
