The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Colt single action machining marks excessive?

RickB · July 11, 2018, 10:30 AM

Are you planning to shoot the gun, or you want to be able to advertise "no machining marks in bore" when you resell?

A friend and I bought a couple of Colt .38 Supers at the same time, his had what he thought were excessive machine marks in the barrel, while mine had no visible marks.

He returned his gun to Colt and they replaced the barrel.
It looks great on the inside when you shine a light in there, but, does it shoot any better than with the original barrel?

I don't know that I'd make a judgment about the inside of the barrel independent of its accuracy capability.

July 11, 2018, 10:30 AM	#2
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	Are you planning to shoot the gun, or you want to be able to advertise "no machining marks in bore" when you resell? A friend and I bought a couple of Colt .38 Supers at the same time, his had what he thought were excessive machine marks in the barrel, while mine had no visible marks. He returned his gun to Colt and they replaced the barrel. It looks great on the inside when you shine a light in there, but, does it shoot any better than with the original barrel? I don't know that I'd make a judgment about the inside of the barrel independent of its accuracy capability. __________________ Runs off at the mouth about anything 1911 related on this site and half the time is flat out wrong.