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Doug G. · 08-01-2004, 07:02 PM

Dwight, believe it or not I think that the gun may be salvageable. A friend of mine had an 1873 Winchester in similar condition. With nothing to loose he used a welder to pool molted steel into the pits. Once cooled he machined down the area and then blued it after evening out the temper.

08-01-2004, 07:02 PM	#2
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	Dwight, believe it or not I think that the gun may be salvageable. A friend of mine had an 1873 Winchester in similar condition. With nothing to loose he used a welder to pool molted steel into the pits. Once cooled he machined down the area and then blued it after evening out the temper. __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain