Sleeve Insertion

[Karl]

Thanks all for the quick response, simpathy, etc.

Yes Doug, I did read your earlier post and put off sending the barrel out because of it, but finally gave in when I could find no other source for sleeving to 9mm. The gun needed a new barrel or a sleeve job regardless, and if it doesn't perform satisfactorily I'll just have the barrel replaced. Money was never an issue, and I would gladly have paid more for better workmanship. I will communicate this point as well in a letter to the Gun Rack.

John, in regard to posting photos, I don't have access to a digital camera right now and even then it would be difficult to photograph the breech. Besides, I have already begun working on the damage that can be corrected.

After polishing down the muzzle, it seems that the gap I described is more than just a surface problem. The fit fit between the sleeve and the bored-out barrel is not as tight as I would expect. I'll try to take the gun to the range in a day or so and see how it performs, but I just bought a boat, so ma�±ana. KFS