bluged barrel in 336
bulged barrel in 336 marlin (35 remington)
barrel appears perfect all the way to the action except 2 inches from the end there is almost a perfect bulge.
Being of considerable size,meaning a perfectly round bulge 1/3 bigger than barrel itself.
What is the common procedure these days,replacement ? or repair
and if repair what about stress on the rest of the barrel/action or chamber.
Sure id like to cut it off,crown it, and use it for brush gun.
Metallurgist i'm not
barrel appears perfect all the way to the action except 2 inches from the end there is almost a perfect bulge.
Being of considerable size,meaning a perfectly round bulge 1/3 bigger than barrel itself.
What is the common procedure these days,replacement ? or repair
and if repair what about stress on the rest of the barrel/action or chamber.
Sure id like to cut it off,crown it, and use it for brush gun.
Metallurgist i'm not
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You should be able to cut it back and recrown it with no problems. I'm guessing the barrel is long enough to do this without running afoul of the law.
You will also have to remount the front sight and shorten the mag tube but those are minor problems.0 -
That's what i thought too... I just thought there may be some other details i might be missing.
Stress etc,however iv seen bulged barrels before but this one kinda has me puzzled??? The bulge itself is almost perfect in shape all the way around.I can only guess but im thinking someone fired it in the water.0 -
"im thinking someone fired it in the water.".........or plugged with snow, happens up here all the time (Wisconsin) 0 -
Typically this happens when the end of the barrel is obstructed with mud or snow.
Barrel replacement would be the best fix, but chopping down the barrel and recrowning is probably fine too. I don't think the action is typically damaged in these bulge-barrel guns.0 -
Id seriously consider a new barrel but it's a very early model
and would stick out like a sore thumb without a total reblueing
which = more cash even yet... before long id have 200 in my 100 dollar gun.Leaving me closing in fast on good used one thank's for the reply0 -
i don't think this information will help much but from what i know a bulge can happen fairly easily.
funny story a friend had a single shot 12ga (mine actually) now to see what would happen he stuck the barrel a couple inches in the ground and fired it (don't worry he used a long rope to pull the trigger) it bannana peeled a few inches $40 bown the drain.0 -
anna3650,
I am not sure how far back from the muzzle the bulge is(pictures would help), but if you are going to cut the barrel down, you will need to stay withing the law, and keep it at least 16 inches.
That said, you should cut it at least 2 inches from the bulge. The bulge will stretch and weaken the grain structure of the steel in the barrel within that range. Then, you will also need to replace the front sight. So, if you have enough wiggle room to keep the barrel at least 16 inches after cutting it off 2 inches behind the bulge, then that is the route I would go. At any rate, to be done properly, the barrel needs to be taken off.
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Since you wrote that the bulge is two inches from the end, you have plenty of length to work with. I had a 336cs that I cut down to 16.125"
and actually prefer it to my other stock 336. If you did not blow out the cartridge case with the damaging round, your action is fine.
The lathe I used did not require removing the barrel, so if you do not have access to one, ask several smiths for labor rate. Cutting the mag
tube is easy, but I would have him/her drill&tap/silver solder front sight.
Also, I have fired weapons with a lump in the bore many times and NEVER
had a problem.( Please OTHER experts note that I never wrote for ANYONE
else do this.)
So if cost is an option, ????
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If length is an issue, counter-boring would work. 0 -
Good point on the counterboring...it would remove the damaged section but keep barrel length and everything else the same. 0
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