I agree with BrentD. I think there's a good possibility that the chambers are original. I don't think most people realize how rough chambers can be on these old guns. And how would they know about, or measure that thin wall, in a manufacturing environment of 100 years ago?Maybe the barrel sets were chambered after the barrels were joined up. Does anyone really know the sequence of assembly that Smith used? I think they probably were built that way and finally gave up. That gun lasted a lot longer than the manufacturer probably intended. I think Gunmakers would be amazed that were still shooting these things 80 to 140 years later. This event is also a good reminder to stick to low pressure loads if at all possible. Anyone of us could have hidden defects in one of our old treasures.
Last edited by Hammergun; 05/04/19 09:00 PM.
