Don't know what I have!!

[Br549]

Where are you located (city, st)?

Macon ga

 

[TFoley]

To me it looks like a great project rifle. I've seen worse barrels than that coming good with some 'gun-love', care and attention. Here in UK the law prevents us from taking on project guns like this, more's the pity, as it is a replica, and so has to be registered and have possession authorised by the county firearms department.

Let's see how it all turns out.

 

[ronaldrothb49]

You may have a problem if you want to shoot it. Douglas barrels were drilled from octagon blanks so they often had run out. The name was stamped on the flat with the run out, that flat was supposed to be either the top or the bottom flat so you could compensate for the run out with your sights. Yes some Douglas barrels didn't have run out but they were marked XX to show they were premium barrels. Probably going to have problems with accuracy with it.

 

[SamTex1949]

Id do some searching for a club or group in area, find when and where they gather to shoot, take you rifle along and you will get lots of help , Ideas and suggestions.

 

[JCKelly]

12L14 barrels may have cracks in them, as part of the col drawing to round. I first learned this from a steel copany metallurgist in the early 1980's. This grade of steel is sensitive to these small cracks.

 

[JCKelly]

Macon ga

I have a revolver made some years ago in Macon.

 

[Br549]

I have a revolver made some years ag in Macon.
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Nice piece.functional?

 

[William Hagewood]

A good bore light, or better still an endoscope, would give you a better view of how much work needs to be done on the bore and tell you if it’s loaded

 

[TFoley]

Nice piece.functional?

Not with that frame crack...however, don't let me stop you shooting it in the interests of science....

 

[1BadDart]

I have a revolver made some years ago in Macon.
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If only it could talk.