Lowell,
I'm too dense between the ears to understand what you mean. Are you saying that you don't believe they can be repaired, or that you wouldn't trust the safety if repaired with a lining process? If not, I'm wondering why? Their liners are self-sufficient for pressure (right?), and they are proofed afterwards - what gives? Failure is failure, but not always a death sentence. Details (please!). Thanks.
Mr. B,
I failed to mention that IF a long Briley chamber liner can be done (hopefully), then I'd prefer that over anything else. I didn't mention it because I'm not sure how long they are (long enough for your purposes?) and also I've read several stories about them here where they accepted a gun from a customer to do "x", then called back after they got the gun and told the customer that they couldn't do "x", and would have to do "y" instead. (And the whole reason the customer sent them the gun was to avoid doing "y" in the first place.) I have no idea if any of these stories are true, and mention it not to soil the Briley name, but rather to encourage you to check them out carefully and question everything thoroughly. My belief is that you are going to find a solution you will trust, be happy with, and still salvage the original barrels (even if only the outside of them). The worst part will be having them ripped apart, bulge repaired, and ribs re-layed and refinished (I've done all that before myself, except for the bulge part, but there are folks out there who can do it). After that, whether Briley or Teague, you shouldn't have to worry about safety. Fortunately, you own an H&H, which is worth the money required for a proper repair. Most of us would be looking at replacing our entire gun for that repair cost. Good luck, and keep us posted.
