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Mark;

I enlarged the photo and it may be that someone placed a lead bar down into the opening and hammered it in place.

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Mark;

I enlarged the photo and it may be that someone placed a lead bar down into the opening and hammered it in place with a hollow face punch or a tube

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Originally Posted by bushveld
Mark;

I enlarged the photo and it may be that someone placed a lead bar down into the opening and hammered it in place with a hollow face punch or a tube

Hmm…so the question is, do I have someone take it out and open the proverbial Pandora’s Box?

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Originally Posted by AndrewB
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Mark;

I enlarged the photo and it may be that someone placed a lead bar down into the opening and hammered it in place with a hollow face punch or a tube

Hmm…so the question is, do I have someone take it out and open the proverbial Pandora’s Box?

Pandora's box has already been opened, unfortunately.

The question now is whether you will close it by having a proper rib repair done, or will you wait until something far worse happens... such as losing the forend and forend loop???

If it was just some cheap clunker, I'd advise you to shoot it as is. In this event, I'd advise fixing it right. At very least, the present state isn't going to do anything to enhance resale value.


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It sure does look like a peened lead bar??

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It sure does look like a peened lead bar??

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Leave it or have someone mess with it? Can a rib even be replaced? I would imagine that’s expensive.

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I would just leave it. Yes, a segment of the lower rib can easily be replaced. If you ever have a need for work in that area, have it replaced. It just looks like a stop-gap measure? I am not a gunsmith nor play one on TV, but I just don't recall seeing such.

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Stephen,it does look like that I have never seen a repair?like that if it works I guess leave it till it doesn't work

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This is admittedly a long shot, but there might be a remote possibility that this is an amateur attempt to change the weight/balance of the gun. In any case I would leave it alone, at least for the time being.

AndrewB: you have a PM.


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Could that not be the initials of the "repairer" indented into the lead? If so, they're upside down in the last pic, and may be "D F".

Great video, Stephen. Thanks for sharing that. Interesting to finally learn the correct pronunciation of Fanzoj. I wish more Americans would learn how to pronounce Leupold, the great American 'scope company. (It's Loo - pold, not Lee - uh - pold)


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