I've never dented a barrel either and rap on wood again. I have removed dents for other people though. I've never done damascus and with my layman's knowledge I would be hesitant doing damascus for someone else. The last dent I repaired was a magazine tube for a Winchester Model 12. Since I'm a machinist, I machined several incremental, polished slugs which I greased and tapped down the tube with a wood dowel and gently peening with a soft hammer. Choked barrels are not fun to fix for me. A lot of time spent on the lathe making these many slugs.
Last edited by J.R.B.; 06/08/11 01:26 PM.
