MichaelMichael
32 Cal
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- Feb 9, 2021
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I was taking the scope I had on my CVA Missouri 50 cal. 28" barrel off to re-blue and clean it back up after a lot of years. I had the front mount off, then started on rear mount. The last screw rounded off. So I thought I'd drill it out. Long story short, I accidentally punched through the barrel. The drill bit was small. Same size as the small screws on the mounts. The hole is just ahead where the breech plug front end is in the barrel. Was told that welding the hole, then finishing the barrel would not be a good idea because of the pressure buy the powder firing. My question is, would tapping that small hole and threading a hardened plug in it, would it be able to withstand the pressure? I also thought about cutting the barrel back 2". That is about where the front of the breech plug is located. Then re-tap for breech plug. Thought I would get some thoughts on this. Thanking you all in advance.