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colreed
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Posted: Nov 22 2018 at 9:45am |
This is Underwood 12-42 barrel I got in trade with damaged skirt. The skirt is not totally circular but deformed somewhat. The threads all look great with not damage at all.
I welcome all opinions. Thanks |
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Charles
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If you compare that barrel skirt to a later model, you'l see that a lot of the skirt can be removed. I'm not sure how it was done though.
You should hear from the experts soon.
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Charles
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jackp1028
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Happy Thanksgiving!
That type of barrel skirt damage is not uncommon. Carbine manufacturers eventually eliminated the thin portion of the skirt because this occurred so frequently. You should be okay in doing likewise. Just smooth over any burrs or sharp edges afterwards. Leave the thicker section intact. |
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tenOCEE
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If the barrel has no bayo shadow/wear (yielding a better collectible value) I'd attempt to straighten it. In that case I'd screw it on a receiver and use a hard plastic material in a place of a punch and tap it back into roundness against the receiver. A punch will damage the steel. Even a hard piece of wood could work.
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colreed
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Looks like I have a project ahead of me. Thanks for all the help guys.
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New2brass
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Someone with a lathe should be able to roll it back in place. If it happened to crack then the material can be removed.
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colreed
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Thanks Dan
I'll work on straightening it, and if it cracks, I'll come back to the forum for more info on removing material. I am a little confused how that would go. So, let me first see how the straightening goes. Thanks again.
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1961bama
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It can be repaired or modified both work and are acceptable. Personally, since it started as a long skirt I would correct the bends.
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InlandHunter
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Col. reed,
If faced with the same repair, would make a hardened steel form tool. Tool would have close fitting pilot that engaged the chamber. Tool would have a partial, eccentric flange. As tool was rotated eccentric would make a point contact on the deformed skirt. If mild steel, should push back as easily as it got bent. Do this sort of thing often in my shop. (machine tool mfg.) Perhaps horse trade for parts.
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