Doug, before I would have someone like Kirk Merrington do a one barrel steeving repair, I would have him do a two barrel sleeve job in 28 gauge, a somewhat more expensive service he offers. You would then at least have a rare and valuable 28 gauge Sterlingworth, original or not. By the way, my only wad generated seam split resulted in a bit of a bulge, not much, but the "seam" was actually four "seams" equally spaced around the circumference of the tube. Of course, I doubt that the Remington 3200 barrel that I have in my parts bin has any area mid barrel that would measure .047. If I get some time, I will check this out. Murphy