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In the case of the Boss for sale here, the owner indicated that the proof house had done the actual hacksaw job. Lagopus indicates that this is the action (of an auction house) which enables the legal sale of out-of-proof gun. I get confused about the desire to have the barrels for "resleeving." What precisely is [re]sleeving and why one would "want" the old barrels. Sleeving I understand; new pipes sweat into the chamber ends of the old. Would the old tubes be necessary as a pattern for striking the exterior of new in the area of the forend? --as a pattern for fitting work on lugs? --or only to get the breech ends to avoid the lug fitting (which I would think is the major economic advantage of sleeving)? If you wanted them lined by the Teague process (which I understand is not currently available) I'd think you'd want (in the case of the Boss) the damascus "shell" complete for "cosmetic integrity." The midbarrel hacking would sure make that end impossible of accomplishment.

jack

Jack,

It's the ribs that you're forgetting. Key part needed for sleeving.

In the UK a shotgun is defined as amongst other criteria of bore size "as having a barrel of not less than 24 inches". there for a gun with cut barrels may pass into the hands of another on his shotgun licence without problem .If the barrels were cut off at 6 inches the gun would be classed as a firearm and come under a different classification and licence .Ribs are of course the other and equally important factor .

I've just never known the Proof House go to the trouble of cutting the barrels as they would have no need to. They just returned them as failed. Lagopus.....