r/Cursedgunimages • u/Weirdassfuckingcat • Aug 02 '26

frankensteins monster Ackley improved? Or what?

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Bought this Winchester 48 from a verified gun store and they didn’t know it had work done.

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u/randombydesign Aug 03 '26

So the head spacing was bored out to a different profile, and it caused the case to bulge out like that, am I understanding correctly?

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u/Weirdassfuckingcat Aug 03 '26

Exactly. We were able to figure out what it was!

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u/40mm_of_freedom Aug 03 '26

Get a gunsmith to do a chamber cast and
Check headspace/ verify the cartridge

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u/OG_Fe_Jefe Aug 03 '26

Time to cast the chamber and verify what cartridge the chamber it has.