From the way I understand it, the selling dealer took the metal out of the bores. He had the gun for a cleaning and going over at Turbulls and asked them to measure barrel wall thickness. From what I gather, they gave him the measurements but did not do the actual pitt removing. But still, they insist that the gun is safe. This is the way I understand the story. However, one must tread with caution because in Turbulls defence, we really don't know the full story of what took place and what was said.