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Here's one we did earlier.

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Note Well; Lowering the bbl's muzzle is not the same as lowering the front sight. Lowering the front sight in effect "Raises" the muzzle as it brings it closer to the sight. With it already shooting low, you definitely do not want to lower the muzzle.

Bend the barrel. I plan on bending a long barreled Flues that shoots way low with all loads and the comb built up.

Thanks all, it sounds as if I am on the right track as far as which way to bend it. Now, if the weather would cooperate, I would get my buns to the range and start tweaking it. I will be shooting patched rd. ball to get it where I want, with a follow up of shot to see if it all runs true.

Jim, I am sure you are correct about the stock. The whole thing about stocks are, I am not that smart to know, until I shoot it, exactly what fits me. You can shoulder a gun and the sights or the barrel feels all lined up just right, but until you see where it prints, it means little.

You are on the right track, and some just can't seem to believe it. There is no amount of stock changing you can do to rectify the situation.

I have a Win Mod 12 in 20ga, 2-barrel set numbered to the gun, with Simmons vent ribs on both barrels. The 30" Full barrel shoots to POA, but the 26" IC barrel shoots way left. Don't want to bore an eccentric choke in the IC barrel because I want as much choke as I can get. Have not fixed that barrel because I'm reluctant to try bending it. Anybody know what the likelihood is that the rib solder will pop loose during a minor bending operation?

That's more in line with my thought processes......

I'd say it's quite low that the rib will come loose bending laterally. It's almost for sure silver brazed anyway. But the ribe might look funny when you're done. You can aways send it back to Simmons for re-setting the rib if it looks bent.

You might look down the barrel from the underside to see if the barrel has a curve left. I've seen a few barrel sets that had curved tubes in them.

When bending a shotgun barrel, where should you support it and where should you apply pressure? It would seem that the support should be as far apart as possible and the pressure applied at the center. Am I right or wrong? I have a Winchester Model 97 that appears straight, but patterns far to one side. The bore appears undamaged and unmodified.

If you use a rear sight, bending the barrel up will do the opposite of what you want.

If you want the gun to shoot higher, and the front sight to stay the same height, bend the barrel down.

This assumes you leave the rear and front sight alone

BUT by lowering the front sight, you are also having to bend the barrel down and thus sending the charge lower, YUK!!!

To me, seems easiest to increase the rear sight (slot) height and do not bend the barrel at all

Mike