JayCee, I agree on all three counts. Can't begin to imagine how a .001 bulge can render a barrel unsafe!! After all what is the difference between a "bulge" and a "dent"? Dents have been routinely removed from barrels many times greater than .001 and used every season with no problems. JMTC


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