GooseGestapo
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Actually, I've got 4 Stevens .22lr single shots that have to a degree suffered "bent barrels.
The summer camp I've used/supplied them to/for, we require them to shoot them from the prone position.
Over 20+years of use, where often times the kids after firing, will allow the rifle barrel drop and bump the wooded board deck. After several thousand repetitions, all have had to have the rear sight elevators removed from the rear sights as they've progressive been shooting higher and higher.
I've also "bent" the barrels of shotguns by striking them against a car tire in order to change the impact point.
I also had to have a state owned M16 recieved on a transfer from the Feds' rebarreled as it had a bent barrel and couldn't be sighted in. The gunsmith, a retired AMU armorer from U.S.Army said that with the original M16, a bent barrel was common amoung those used by armored units. Evidently the thin barrels were suspectable to damage from hitting the edge of doors by troops entering and/or exiting heavy armor vehicles.
After barrel replacement, it was easily sighted in and returned to service.
But, I've never heard of one having a barrel bent during storage. Sounds like a good reason not to store them under beds...... if you know what I mean...... (he must have had a LOT of siblings....) lol...
The summer camp I've used/supplied them to/for, we require them to shoot them from the prone position.
Over 20+years of use, where often times the kids after firing, will allow the rifle barrel drop and bump the wooded board deck. After several thousand repetitions, all have had to have the rear sight elevators removed from the rear sights as they've progressive been shooting higher and higher.
I've also "bent" the barrels of shotguns by striking them against a car tire in order to change the impact point.
I also had to have a state owned M16 recieved on a transfer from the Feds' rebarreled as it had a bent barrel and couldn't be sighted in. The gunsmith, a retired AMU armorer from U.S.Army said that with the original M16, a bent barrel was common amoung those used by armored units. Evidently the thin barrels were suspectable to damage from hitting the edge of doors by troops entering and/or exiting heavy armor vehicles.
After barrel replacement, it was easily sighted in and returned to service.
But, I've never heard of one having a barrel bent during storage. Sounds like a good reason not to store them under beds...... if you know what I mean...... (he must have had a LOT of siblings....) lol...