Repair rifling?

[Bad Karma]

The thought occurs to me that if you were to replace the cylinder and reline the barrel it might present an opportunity to line the barrel and bore it to standard .44 caliber dimensions (.429” with .003” grooves) then line the chambers as well and line bore the chambers to .436”. After all of that you would be able to use .440” round ball in your Centaure Unicorn!

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

Centaures had their rifling groove diameters adjusted to that of the chambers at .446".
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Dude]

Thanks, guys. I'm not set on keeping it, but looking at my options and feeling it all out. Thanks for the data on rusty chambers being a source of chain fires. I believe this gun was fired for a long time with a horrendous cylinder/barrel gap of over .025", which lead to the cylinder arbor bore being eroded on the muzzle end. The cylinder has no play on the breech end, but does on the muzzle side.

I don't know if the seller is a black powder guy or not, but doubt he is. I'll think about it and maybe post a link to the auction.

 

[user 48679]

He relented, but says he won't refund shipping costs. I need to research this some more. I've heard Gun Broker buyer support is pretty crappy. Any advice would be welcome!

Here's GB's buyer protection policy: Buyer's Protection Program

E-bay's policy is different, as they have no deductible - and actually forced a seller to give me a full refund after I complained.

 

[Bad Karma]

Here's GB's buyer protection policy: Buyer's Protection Program

E-bay's policy is different, as they have no deductible - and actually forced a seller to give me a full refund after I complained.

eBay policy is definitely on the side of the buyer. Not necessarily fair but that’s how it plays.

 

[Mulebrain]

Three words

Send It Back, not as described and demand refund, then move on.