I have a Hollenbeck drilling that has severe throat erosion and an oversized neck in the .30-30 chamber. Been going 'round and 'round trying to decide what to do about it.
The barrel OD is about .425 at the muzzle. I 'spect that's too thin to reline, eh? I think one of the liners I was looking at was .440 OD, haha.
Maybe a reline to .25-30?
A bore to .32 WS was also suggested to me, but again I dunno if the barrel OD is thick enough, and the chamber may be too eroded for that anyway. But this would be ideal, if it would be safe. That'll be a darn thin barrel, though, especially at the muzzle where it's polished thin on the bottom.
Any particular gunsmiths y'all would recommend for such a procedure? The places I've looked won't do double-rifles (which I assume includes drillings, I assume because they don't have the right lathe jaws for offset work).
I hate to butcher an antique gun like that. But a gun that isn't shootable has no place in my collection.
Thanks!
