08-23-2018, 02:41 PM
mdewitt71 Wrote:I see no cracks...The features are likely not fire cracking. I included "cracks" to help widen the scope of investigation.
I have seen fire cracking throughout the rifling and chambers of a lot of older barrels in the past but, theses are scratches and nicks in the chamber neck & throat.
The images do, however, suggest that there are voids in the steel that were uncovered as it was cut. The only one I can positively attribute to tooling is the last one that shows an obvious scratch.
That is why I hope that someone with experience in inspecting machined parts or metallurgy can give us a reading.
If the features are indeed voids or inclusions, then there could be a safety issue.
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