Are you sure the barrel is bent? What you described is typical of a shooters flinch.
In his original post he did not tell us how he knew it was bent. It's well known that a flinch often results in low and left shot placement.The OP clearly describes it is bent, where and how much. What does it contribute to question that?
I have a Shilen "Match" barrel that was chambered for a wildcat (consider it .243 Win "ultra-match"), which turned out to have a 0.093" deviation.Hmm... The bore is supposed to be coaxial with the barrel's exterior, but it may not (...)
Start digging.I can not imagine how out of shape you guys would get if I told you it would take me a month to dig out the barrel straightener.
It's basically a Type 38 made in Italy. One of 'em sold on gunauction.com for $575 back in 2011.
http://www.nambuworld.com/typeipix.htm
Using an arbor might crush the barrel rather than straighten. It'd be a trial and error thing too.
Drilled not bored.
RC20 said:The factories did (and some still do) that, but a gun smith is not setup with the optical system and fixture to do so.
linestretcher said:It's well known that a flinch often results in low and left shot placement.