Ron S,
The barrel may be the only element of a weapon that provides a line of evidence in crime weapons identification, however weak it may be.
To alter or deface, or remove a serial number therefrom may destroy the one link of identification.
As in rifling mark identification of a crime weapon that has been disassembled and dispersed via internet sales.
I personally would be very cautious of alterring any barrel ID # without having the BATF in on the renumbering.
ViggoG
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