I had a friend bring over a lovely W.C. Scott Premier last night for bore measuring. Unfortunately, the gun was non-concentric to the absolute extreme and the wall thickness of the barrels about 12" from the breech, nearest to the bottom rib was only .018".
The question is: If a marginally similar barrel design could be found on say a pristine D-grade W.C. Scott for $2000, could that donor gun's vintage damascus barrels be fitted to the Scott Premier? Can non-Scott fluid steel barrels be modified and fit to the gun?
Basically, I'm trying to ascertain if there are any options out there besides:
1. Sleeving the gun
2. Lining the gun (which may not be an option with Teague any longer)
3. Full length tube inserts
4. $8000-$16000 for a new set of barrels to be made.
If it is possible to modify and fit vintage barrels to a gun, any idea of the cost? Is this a $2000 job or a $6000 job, if at all?
Thanks!
-Rookhawk
