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The chambers were lengthened to 2 3/4" as the proof load is now the same as for the 2 1/2" chamber. The gun passed and I had it back. I shot maybe 50 rounds through it; nothing heavy, then a friend I knew wanted to buy a hammer gun. I thought this ideal as it had a top lever, recent proof and long chambers. Barrel wall thickness at the site of the split was avout 22 thou... Lagopus..... Lagopus: Barrel walls look very thin to me, in your photo.........?.............Probably honed a few times......?...... Cheers,
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No injury at all. It took someone else to point out what had happened just before he fired another shot. There was a slight chip out of the forend and the split starts just where the forend stops. The split does look straight as though along a seam but barrels are not made in that way. I wonder if there was a flaw in the steel that was the weak link for it to burst in that way but why did it not fail at the proof firing stage when a two charges at around 70% higher than normal were used? It was the Proof report that indicated the thickness at 22 thou at the point it failed. The barrels now reside in a local gunshop as a warning to check barrels for obstruction. That is the first time I have ever seen anything like that happen. Lagopus.....
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Last time I was in, one of the "local" gunshops here in Maine, Wildwood, had a formerly-nice set of Parker (Vulcan) barrels similarly blown apart, also on display. And another shop had an Italian Carcano carbine that had blown open, as an advertisement against buying cheap surplus rifles.
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I have a Parker VH 12 ga. that has a 4" hole in the right barrel about 6" from the breach. The guy I bought it from said he was shooting with his daughter with a 20 ga. and did not see he still had a 20 ga. shell in his pocket when he started to shoot this Parker 12 ga.. You know what happened. A 20 in front of a 12. He did lose the top of one finger and no one else was hurt. Now I am looking for a barrel for this gun. It is very nice but the barrels. Frank
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Here's one I had a couple of years ago. I bought it with just the right barrel one thou. out of proof. It was made by the Midland Gun Co. but had another's name on the rib. I good sturdy hammer gun, as most Midlands were  Another fine example of vintage fluid steel...
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Gun is off to the proof house Wednesday after I'd spoken with them...they said don't expect it back for 6 months....well let's see what they say!
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Interesting. I wonder what they'll say.
Any chance they'll discover they did something wrong?
Just wondering how objective their analysis will be...
Hope you're feeling well. Keep the great projects coming.
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I doubt they will accept any blame personally.
I'm feeling good but unfit at the moment!:) Thanks for asking.
PET scan in a few weeks...fingers crossed..
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Just got a response from Briley:
"Companions are not an option for your 20ga gun, so we will have to build the custom fitted tubes. They run $695 with 4 flush chokes of your choice. Please send us the barrels for inspection and we will let you know if this is possible 100% for sure.
Now I've asked if they want me to send it broken or welded with the bulge taken out...trying not to have to send the barrels over twice....views?
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I pressume she means the chokes will stick out of the end? Which isn't going to look very right is it..
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