Smith & Wesson rifling

JasonAL

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Wanted to see opinions on this. I bought a new S&W Governor a few weeks ago and noticed one of the lands on the rifling was pretty bad. So before I shot it I called customer service and they said they would have to look at it, and they sent me a shipping label to send it in.

Get it back today with the paperwork saying it was cleaned and forcing cone ground.

What would you do if it was yours? When I first called, the representative mentioned possibly replacing the barrel. Would this even affect the accuracy or other issues like lead buildup? I don't plan in shooting cast lead 45's but most of the .410 is lead.


Top image is before. Bottom is after. Obviously still the same.
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I would contact them again and send them your borescope pics so they know that you know what it really looks like before and after. Appears to have been an inclusion in the barrel blank. No ones fault really. Now it looks like a customer service issue. Perhaps also contact the seller and see if they can assist you with the manufacturer.
 
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