Good morning all.
About a year ago, I won the bid on an old Beretta model 76P target pistol on Gunbroker. Got it for a great price based on Blue Book value. AF date stamp shows it to be 1980 manufacture. Took it to the range and it had no issues and it was super accurate as I expected. Afterwards on cleaning it, the bore brush and cleaning patch felt loose as they passed through a certain part of the barrel. Long story short, it appears the barrel is “ringed”, I assume from a bullet becoming lodged in the barrel followed by another cartridge being fired causing the barrel to bulge. This occurred before I purchased the pistol. This bulge is about 1 5/8” back from the muzzle. If you look closely at the attached photo, you can see the bulge. Upon contacting the seller and explaining the problem he immediately offered to take it back and refund my money or give me a generous cash refund if I kept it. I chose to keep it as I liked the gun and accuracy didn’t seem to be affected.
All that being said, am I facing any future safety or other problems that may be caused by this ringed barrel?
About a year ago, I won the bid on an old Beretta model 76P target pistol on Gunbroker. Got it for a great price based on Blue Book value. AF date stamp shows it to be 1980 manufacture. Took it to the range and it had no issues and it was super accurate as I expected. Afterwards on cleaning it, the bore brush and cleaning patch felt loose as they passed through a certain part of the barrel. Long story short, it appears the barrel is “ringed”, I assume from a bullet becoming lodged in the barrel followed by another cartridge being fired causing the barrel to bulge. This occurred before I purchased the pistol. This bulge is about 1 5/8” back from the muzzle. If you look closely at the attached photo, you can see the bulge. Upon contacting the seller and explaining the problem he immediately offered to take it back and refund my money or give me a generous cash refund if I kept it. I chose to keep it as I liked the gun and accuracy didn’t seem to be affected.
All that being said, am I facing any future safety or other problems that may be caused by this ringed barrel?