View Poll Results: Shoot it?
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Probably survive, but I wouldnt
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Low power loads
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Slugs to smooth it
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Been nice knowing ya if you shoot it
3 16.67%
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May 19th, 2024, 08:28 PM #1
Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
So I got a deal on a SxS shotgun that has a small dent on the one barrel. Its cheap gun (the model, and even more so, the cosmetic condition) and not worth fixing the dent IMO. Present on the outside but not horrible, and barely noticeable on the inside. Have an idea on what direction I wanna go but curious about public opinion.
Shoot it with low power loads? Full send? Don't shoot at all?
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May 19th, 2024, 09:10 PM #2
Re: Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
Shoot the undented side.
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May 19th, 2024, 09:14 PM #3Grand Member
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Re: Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
Have you ever seen a shotgun barrel that was obstructed after it was fired? Think Elmer Fudd's shotgun after Bugs stuck his finger in it....Take it to a real gun smith and have him check the barrel before you do anything...That's my real vote.
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May 19th, 2024, 09:49 PM #4
Re: Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
You could SBR it. But do it legally..
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May 19th, 2024, 10:07 PM #5
Re: Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
How come 'let your buddy shoot it first' is not an option?
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May 19th, 2024, 10:21 PM #6
Re: Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
If you really can't notice the dent much on the inside, I would probably try it with a minishell. You could also rig it up and fire it with a string while you are out of harm's way.
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May 19th, 2024, 10:30 PM #7
Re: Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
Years ago, my brother fired his .410 with mud plugging the barrel. Nobody hurt, but he took it to school and made a pistol out of it. This was prior to 1960, when everybody took their guns to school.
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May 19th, 2024, 10:48 PM #8
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May 20th, 2024, 06:03 AM #9Grand Member
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Re: Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
Too bad you*re not closer.
I*d undentif it for you for the princely sum of 10.00 bucks.Crusader's local #556 South Central Asia chapter
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May 20th, 2024, 07:02 AM #10
Re: Shooting shotgun with dented barrel?
Send it!
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