BPUL2113 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 My son blew up a M1 barrell matte finish, bad ammo casued a stuck wad and he fired again blowing out the barrel about 4 inches from end. I cut off the blown part and removed the vent rib, it was coming off anyway. Would like to salvage this barrell, but i need to thread the inside of barrell for the choke system. how do i do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJgunner Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 The barrel is garbage buy a new one. you sure he was firing the proper ammunition and shells sized for that gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENELEO Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 My son blew up a M1 barrell matte finish, bad ammo casued a stuck wad and he fired again blowing out the barrel about 4 inches from end. I cut off the blown part and removed the vent rib, it was coming off anyway. Would like to salvage this barrell, but i need to thread the inside of barrell for the choke system. how do i do this? VERY FIRST THING!!!!!!Contact the ammo manufacturer, with the lot number of the boxes of the ammo you were using. In cases such as this, there may be other complaints besides yours, due to production line problems, such as the shot filling function, failing to fill the cup. I bought three boxes of .357 mag. ammo, all from the same lot that were not filled with powder when assembled at the factory. Upon contacting the factory, I returned the 3 boxes, received apoligies, and a case of new .357 ammo. In my case, there was no damage, and no one was hurt. They may pay for a new barrel for you, it wouldn't hurt to try, (also check for recalls on that lot number). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 The barrel should not be used again under any circumstances. There may now be weakened and stressed sections in the remaining piece. This can be a danger to the shooter and anyone around him. Bad ammo? Bad how? Did it get wet? Was it stored properly? How old was it? It doesn't necessarily have to be the manufacturer's fault, unless it's Fiocchi... then it's definitely their fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPUL2113 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Winchester xpert steel shot he was hunting in a layout boat in bad weather i assume ammo powder got wet and only the primer blew with enough force to stick the wad now any suggestions on the barrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 now any suggestions on the barrell Yeah, contact Benelli CS and see if they're interested in seeing the barrel and testing it for R&D. Probably would have been better if you hadn't cut off the visible damage. If they don't want it, destroy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cleefurd Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 So long as you did not discard the damaged end, they should be able to readily identify/acknowledge whether or not it was from one of their barrels or not. If they can't categorily exclude any of it's characteristics as being non-Benelli, odds are they will take you at your word. Benelli will blame the ammo, Winchester might blame you. The gun didn't blow itself up, and you had every right to pull the trigger on the rifle/ammo combination, call Winchester and you'll probably get a fair shake. Did you at least take PHOTOS??? Oh yea... paint that barrel yellow, and stick it on the counter next to the lemons before you even think about it's still being useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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