Ahh, the joys of older guns...I dismantled this Ithaca 49 to see about removing the fake magazine tube. Upon removing the forend, I discovered someone has at some time drilled through the wood and into the barrel. I measured the deepest part of the hole (it's off center) at 4mm. I then measured the barrel thickness at the muzzle and found it to be darn near 4mm. I don't know much, but I'm guessing this is not safe. Can I fill the hole with a metal epoxy? Should I never shoot this gun? The hole doesn't go through but I'm guessing it's very close. A bit of research showed these barrels are drilled to be pinned to the receiver, so if I got a used one from numrich it'd have to be headspaced by a pro, which would be ok compared to not being able to shoot it. The amount of dirt in the hole makes me think this happened a long time ago so I think it's been shot since, but who knows. How dangerous is this?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!