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if the barrel has proofs on it,it should be fine to shoot approved ammo.
its not like its rusted thru or thin. shotguns are tough,even cheap ones. so a lc smith is a sledge hammer.
if the bores are rusty,run some red scotch brite thru them,clean the up and shoot it. it the internals are frozen up,strip it, clean up all the parts re-assemble,and shoot it.
it will never be a collector,but if you like shotgun hunting...it will be your favorite.
very cool piece
that sucks.My friends favorite bird gun, LC Smith, well cared for never abused cost him a finger. Metal fatigues with age.
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that sucks.
check the proof marks on it. if he was running modern ammo,the loads may have been way too hot. or in the past it had seen a lot of slugs thru a choked barrel.
what was he hunting? dove and quail with low brass 7 1/2 or geese with high brass steel?
yeaIt only takes one handloading mistake.
It looks like something was stuck in the barrel and then another shell was fired.