Autoloader Shotgun Gas Cylinder Detachment

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Gas cylinder on a Rem 1100 came off the barrel. You can see where the solder did not take on better then half of the mounting surface. If I thin both surfaces and use a heat sink paste. Can I use 1200 degree solder without any change to the tempering of the barrel or the cylinder?
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I like the idea of finding another barrel, they are plentiful, but yours is repairable. Remington uses a brazing alloy that requires 1000*+ heat so your 1200* silver solder won't hurt anything except the bluing. Heat stop paste will minimize the damaged area.
 
If you do try to repair that barrel, use heat paste in the interior of the barrel as well; the barrel will get hot enough to ruin the smooth interior finish and the rough spot will act to trap lead and crud.

Jim
 
I have a ported barrel and Rem no longer makes it. I have some $$ tied up in that barrel. I will try it with the sugestions you all gave me and if it goes bad, well then i guess its a new barrel. Main concern was getting a problem with the heat on the barrel.
 
Would it be worth a call to Remington to see if they will repair it, Whether on their dime or not? What's a phone call cost today anyways?
 
We did call them and said they would only replace the barrel at a cost. But they no longer have the ported barrel. Ill try it and if it fails, well I will get a new barrel for it
Thanks. Ill let you know how it works out
 
In that case you don't have anything to lose by trying to repair it yourself. Worst case is you buy a new or used barrel, best case is it runs like a champ forever. Good luck!
 
spiker44 said:
they no longer have the ported barrel.
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Ports are easy. It can be done on a mill or even by hand with a U-Port-It jig from Brownell's. I've done several with one of those after a "pro" screwed up one of my barrels. His work on a mill looked like junior used his dad's DeWalt drill. Truth told, barrel porting is not his main line of work, but he has a national reputation for gunsmithing and refinishing. Still, no excuse not to do quality work or refuse it if not capable.
 
BBBBill Yes I agree. A customers barrel is not something to learn on. I will look up the porting jig
And ike Old Shooter said nothing to loose.
 
Hi, just a follow yup. I just finished shooting a box of trap loads thru my barrel. No problems at all and solid as a rock. I ended up using a Brownells product called High Force 44. Low melting point (425 deg) with high strength (25,000 psi) . Had to be precise as it wont take a bluing. Very happy with the results.080649110
FLUXED HI-FORCE 44 SOLDER
 
Hi sorry for the delay in the answer. It was not brazed but a silver solder. I heated and fluxed both parts then ran a wire brush across bot surfaces until clean. I then thinned bot mating parts before sweating them together. The product flowed nice and I even got a fine bead around the perimeter of the weld.
 
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