Double barrel rescue from flood

[Bulldog Man]

Clean it up and hang it over the mantle Tell folks how you saved it

 

[moosensquirrel]

yes: It will never be safe to fire again without a lot of knowledgeable (aka "expensive") work.

 

[poopdaddy]

if the barrel has proofs on it,it should be fine to shoot approved ammo.
its not like its rusted thru or thin. shotguns are tough,even cheap ones. so a lc smith is a sledge hammer.
if the bores are rusty,run some red scotch brite thru them,clean the up and shoot it. it the internals are frozen up,strip it, clean up all the parts re-assemble,and shoot it.
it will never be a collector,but if you like shotgun hunting...it will be your favorite.
very cool piece

 

[Gunanddoglover]

if the barrel has proofs on it,it should be fine to shoot approved ammo.
its not like its rusted thru or thin. shotguns are tough,even cheap ones. so a lc smith is a sledge hammer.
if the bores are rusty,run some red scotch brite thru them,clean the up and shoot it. it the internals are frozen up,strip it, clean up all the parts re-assemble,and shoot it.
it will never be a collector,but if you like shotgun hunting...it will be your favorite.
very cool piece

My friends favorite bird gun, LC Smith, well cared for never abused cost him a finger. Metal fatigues with age.

 

[poopdaddy]

My friends favorite bird gun, LC Smith, well cared for never abused cost him a finger. Metal fatigues with age.
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that sucks.
check the proof marks on it. if he was running modern ammo,the loads may have been way too hot. or in the past it had seen a lot of slugs thru a choked barrel.
what was he hunting? dove and quail with low brass 7 1/2 or geese with high brass steel?

 

[N.Ga.Trader]

Chopped and turned into a coach gun instantly...

 

[Gunanddoglover]

that sucks.
check the proof marks on it. if he was running modern ammo,the loads may have been way too hot. or in the past it had seen a lot of slugs thru a choked barrel.
what was he hunting? dove and quail with low brass 7 1/2 or geese with high brass steel?

Quail with hand loads properly made for a gun of its age.

 

[a__l__a__n]

It only takes one handloading mistake.

It looks like something was stuck in the barrel and then another shell was fired.

 

[poopdaddy]

It only takes one handloading mistake.

It looks like something was stuck in the barrel and then another shell was fired.

yea
for it to split half way up like that. seems like with plastic/paper wadding and bird shot,it would be hard to build that kind of pressure thru a 12ga hole without blockage..

 

[The Old Jaybird]

get it working,
chop the barrel to 19 inches,
lop a couple inches off the stock and add a butt pad.
and you got a nifty coach gun that is fun to shoot.