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How to remove concrete/cement from a gun

November 17, 2010

hi a friend of mine has a few guns (he does not know what they are) and they are filled with cement/concrete. he wants me to remove it what can I use? I didn't see the guns yet but I was thinking of using a small concrete drill bit to loosen it up then try scraping it out !?!?!?

does any1 have any tips for me?

thanx

Keev

Keev S [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
restorer - upstate NEW YORK

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Hi, Keev. The gun barrel may or may not be salvageable; some gun experts say yes, some say no.

But more importantly, it is almost certainly illegal for you to attempt this. Those guns which your friend doesn't know about probably came to him from an older relative who did. Usually they were war trophies that it was illegal to own unless the barrels were plugged. Proper taxes have not been paid (that will get you every time) and the guns are almost surely not properly registered. It's good to be a friend but you could be risking penetentiary time :-)

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
November 16, 2010

I would like to know what they are. Sounds more like a small bore mortar or artillery piece. They are commonly plugged with concrete.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
November 18, 2010