Hi all,
I'm in a bit of a strange situation here, and would appreciate some feedback. I recently purchased an SKS, and I noticed that the barrel appears to be bulged, or rather ringed just in front of the bayonet's attachment point, if looking at it from the outside. However, looking on the inside, I can't see anything wrong. Rifling is consistent, no dark ring or shadow, nothing as far as I can tell. Pushing a patch through doesn't feel any different at that spot. On the outside the bulged part has a proof mark on it.
So the way I'm thinking, it might be a factory defect from manufacturing which was checked and deemed to be within specs, or, it is in fact a bulge, in which case I don't understand why I can't see anything if I look through the bore.
If anyone has seen anything similar or has anything to add I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks,
Tom
I'm in a bit of a strange situation here, and would appreciate some feedback. I recently purchased an SKS, and I noticed that the barrel appears to be bulged, or rather ringed just in front of the bayonet's attachment point, if looking at it from the outside. However, looking on the inside, I can't see anything wrong. Rifling is consistent, no dark ring or shadow, nothing as far as I can tell. Pushing a patch through doesn't feel any different at that spot. On the outside the bulged part has a proof mark on it.
So the way I'm thinking, it might be a factory defect from manufacturing which was checked and deemed to be within specs, or, it is in fact a bulge, in which case I don't understand why I can't see anything if I look through the bore.
If anyone has seen anything similar or has anything to add I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks,
Tom