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Old 11-25-2015 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Rootsy
Just by looking at the bore & the machining of the rifling you can tell it is a modern, mass produced barrel. Not to mention the fact that the lettering on the barrel is done with a machine.
Rootsy...

That was my first indication that it's a repo... it's definitely not hand stamped. Looks like nice jig machine work to me. Also, the crown of the muzzle looks to be machined. Having been a machinist all my life these things aren't hard to spot.

But... I'd be interested to know who made it... they did a damn nice job!

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