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Grouse Guy's question about measuring cast got me thinking about my upcoming trip to Tulsa in a few weeks. I've never been there, but I'm going with a goal in mind to buy a 12b-2" gun. Given that, maybe it would be interesting to see what other folks bring in the way of tools to inspect a potential purchase. I will load my pockets or a shoulder bag with a bore light, tape measure, fish scale, and magnifying glass for sure. I may bring a bore scope, but I'd leave it in the truck until I really absolutely needed it, and I don't see that happening. What else to carry around?
As often as I see dealers selling high priced guns that haven't seen a brush and patch in the bore in years, I am tempted to bring a take down rod with brush and some patches. I suppose some dealers don't want to know what is under the dust and lint, but if it is bad enough, and I was serious about the gun, I'd be cautious about dealing for a fuzzy-bore gun that a dealer would not let me wipe out.
I don't have barrel measuring gauges, so, as much as I would would like to know, I'll have to take my chances. I wish I had a plug that could measure chamber length. I may try to make one, but not sure if I can do it with sufficient precision.
What sort of tools do others take?
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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uh...bring cash...
o yeah...and wear rubber boots...
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keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Snap caps in the gauges you are interested in buying, and a wooden dowell 3/4" dia and a bungee cord looped, to suspend the barrels and "ring them"-- Any dealer who will not allow me to use the snap caps to test firing pins, sears, safety set and timed ejection will NOT get my money, nor will one who won't allow the barrels to be "rung" and scoped for rivelling, and checked with bore gauges (Hosford's) for wall thinness, will also NOT get into my wallet. shortencaution is a watchword, the gun trading world is full of crooks--RWTF
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Snap caps are an interesting idea. I wonder if mine will fit in a 2" chamber.
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My experience is the dealers appreciate a pair of those cheap brown cotton gloves.
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Beg, borrow or steal a skeetz type bore gauge. While it won't measure mwt it will at least tell you how much honing was done if any. Gil
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Beg, borrow or steal a skeetz type bore gauge. While it won't measure mwt it will at least tell you how much honing was done if any. Gil i don't even walk the crummy local gun shows without my bore gauge....with basic knowledge about original bore sizes, reproofs, metric conversions, etc., it can provide enough information to tell you whether to keep talking....or start walking. will accurately tell you what the chokes are too....a lot of knowledge for not much money. best regards, tom
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Bore gauge and chamber gauge(s) and snap caps.
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Snap caps are an interesting idea. I wonder if mine will fit in a 2" chamber. Brent, Make sure they aren’t over 2”. I have a pair of A-Zoom that are 2 1/4” and they won’t work for my 2” guns. Ken
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