If you post on the classified sections of a few gun forums you should be able to find a brand new barrel for around $25-$50. Lots of guys buy new rifles to use as customs and will often sell the take off barrels for next to nothing just to get rid of them. A gunsmith who does custom owrk probably has a few laying around for the same reason.
If you have to go to the expense of removing a barrel and putting it back on in order to get this one fixed I'd just as soon spend a bit more to get a new barrel. Might even take this opportunity to go ahead and have a full custom barrel from one of the custom barrel makers such as Lija, Hart, or Douglas put on at the same time.
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