Originally Posted By: 2-piper
Originally Posted By: bushveld
"Sleeving" is when a shotgun has its old barrels cut away and new barrels placed into the monobloc that remains after the old barrels were cut away

"Resleeving" is when a set of shotgun barrels that were previously sleeved (as above) are sleeved for the second time (or third time and so forth) in the method described.


While WE are getting so technical cutting off a set of barrels does NOT leave a Mono-Block, unless the gun was originally built with one. By Definition a mono-block is when the breech section is made from ONE (Mono) solid piece. Cutting off the barrels does not turn a chopper lump, dovetail or any other type of breech assembly into a mono-block, the Brazing seams are still there.

If you want to "Correct" someone else's terminology be certain you have your own Ducks in a Row.





Thank you for pointing out my error. "Stubs" is probably the better term for me to have used. Also it probably would have been better if I had used the term tubes lieu of barrels as it is more common term among those of us who have sleeved barrel sets.

Last edited by bushveld; 04/06/18 03:11 PM.