Oops. Steel shot down my vintage barrel.

[Pitdogg2]

I was thinking the same thing about the wad protecting the barrel. I've seen photos of older shotgun barrels supposedly scored by steel, and don't know how that happens when shot is encased with plastic.

Now I'm not sure when steel started being used if the plastic wad cups were there from the beginning. That being said I'm old enough to remember that some older shot shells only had a fiber disc as the wad, so the payload just rode down the barrel ahead of the fiber wad, no barrel protection.

 

[Dobbinsky]

Yep it's toast, you should send it to me.

does she look like this..???


if she does...gimme her number, email address.



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Not quite. She is, however, still a 10 In negative territory. She ships free. No CC charge, no returns. Payment plans available. Free FEDEX overnight shipping.

 

[Musashi]

Prominent chin…

 

[Dobbinsky]

Yep it's toast, you should send it to me.

Ya, you becha, and yer darn tootin'! That's my baby. I'll have to post a photo of it. It took a long while to find a really clean, original example. Just a basic Model 50, but what a sweet shooting semi-auto.

 

[Musashi]

Not so much about scoring but wall thickness and wad pressure and overall condition of gun. Twist steel and damascus could burst with modern smokeless powders. Newer guns that accomodate smokeless powders shouldn’t cause problems as long as firearm is tight and in good working order. YMMV.

 

[Shibadog]

No cracks in the rifling.

If a 1950’s shotgun has cracks in the rifling…maybe it’s not a shotgun-or maybe?

 

[Shibadog]

Not so much about scoring but wall thickness and wad pressure and overall condition of gun. Twist steel and damascus could burst with modern smokeless powders. Newer guns that accomodate smokeless powders shouldn’t cause problems as long as firearm is tight and in good working order. YMMV.

I’d not be shooting ANY Damascus barreled shotgun with modern ammo, much less steel shot or magnum ammo. When I was a kid a lot of folks were picking up old 10’s for goose hunting only to discover that Damascus barrels were NOT that strong…

 

[Old_Me]

Not quite. She is, however, still a 10 In negative territory. She ships free. No CC charge, no returns. Payment plans available. Free FEDEX overnight shipping.


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i'd pay you to bury it....

 

[Pitdogg2]

i'd pay you to bury it....

Do not forget the quick lime.....

 

[Anchorite]

I know...There are no accidents when handling firearms. With that being said, I had a loose, high brass Remington Express 2 3/4" #4 steel shot shell which I thought was lead at the time. I fired it through my late 50's Winchester model 50 with a full choke. This happened last year. I found no bulge in the barrel, and no scoring at all inside. Smooth and shiny. With no visual anomalies noted, I've been shooting it again with the proper lead. I'm a bit OCD, so my question is this. Could there be unseen damage to the barrel with that one shot, or should I just let it ride and consider myself and the shotgun lucky?

I think I’d be more concerned about the full choke.
Did you take it out and look at it?

I think that’s where you’d get damage.

 

[Dobbinsky]

I think I’d be more concerned about the full choke.
Did you take it out and look at it?

I think that’s where you’d get damage.

Never removed the barrel. No bulge anywhere I can see.

 

[deadduck357]

The wad probably helped protect it. If no visual signs of damage I wouldn't fret. What size was the shot?

 

[deadduck357]

I think I’d be more concerned about the full choke.
Did you take it out and look at it?

I think that’s where you’d get damage.

Older barrels were fixed choke, betting his was also.