The ribs were of course off the barrels when the weld was done. Keith Kearcher did the work. I was removing a bulge when the top rib popped loose. I removed the bottom one and sent them to Keith to finish removing the bulge, then relay the ribs. When he finished removing the part of the bulge between the barrels he found a tiny crack where the bulge had been. I asked him what he thought and said let's try welding it up then testing it, as it was only about 8" from the muzzles. He ran a pretty good bead dead between the barrels, but I couldn't say whether or not he sprung them apart in order to do so.

SRH

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