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A cracked barrel would be very bad and not shootable at all.
As said there are other flaws that will not completely ruin a barrel.
If it is a small ring bulge or a band of rust as a patch left in the barrel can cause, it might not be accurate but you could shoot it on "ceremonial occasions." Time for a real gunsmith with a borescope and knowhow, not the sporting goods store parts changer.
Mr Redman will not reline a skinny carbine barrel, I don't know about Mr Taylor. A replacement would be expensive and a loss of originality.
There was once an outfit that sold direct replacement barrels complete with fake markings, but they were $500 at the time, several years ago. I don't see them on Google today.
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