The cosmetics after hammering the bulge out determine which route to go. I am going to send it off to Brileys for a prognosis. If the cosmetics are pleasing there must be some sort of CNC machining that could protect the weaken area with a mini sleeve/insert without affecting this wonderful balance on this early Royals made by W. & C. Scott until 1898.
After pass shooting Teagued Holland of the same vintage, I was impressed he was able to save his Damascus, but the guns with exact barrel length, similar LOP felt much different. His felt more top heavy and Todd agreed when we traded weapons.
Rocket man I have to disagree fundamentally with your MOI thesis…. Probably, because I do not understand your underlying assumptions. Feel is often, ”one man’s junk is another man’s treasury.” A 6’2” man does not “feel” MOI as a 5”10 man. Shooters with same physical charter but different ages feel the same MOI differently.
Do you have enough data to regress wall thickness and arrive at a MOI? Could I give you wall thickness, barrel length, lop weight and you could give me MOI. If. then, I gave you a MOI what data/variables would you give me back to tell me about the gun's features within reason. Very interesting forecast
My Scottish guns of the same era like my MacNaughton and Mort were made with what you call thin tubes while the Holland and Purdey pre Whitworth had thicker tubes but contrasting balance within the London guns.
