I just purchased a Taurus RB .454 Casull with a red dot scope. The price was right but didn't need the scope. Whomever previously owned this piece attempted to attach a Picatinny rail on the barrel. After removing this rail, I find that the guy hand drilled and tapped holes of varying depths and skewed slightly off center and parallax to the barrel.
My question is what is the type of stainless steel that this gun frame is made of?
My proposed repair is to topically (TIG plug weld) the holes with a similar stainless steel and refinish the rail. In doing so I would need to heat sink the rail with copper so as not to create any large stresses in the rail. Has anyone done anything similar to this before and if so, what would be your advice?
My question is what is the type of stainless steel that this gun frame is made of?
My proposed repair is to topically (TIG plug weld) the holes with a similar stainless steel and refinish the rail. In doing so I would need to heat sink the rail with copper so as not to create any large stresses in the rail. Has anyone done anything similar to this before and if so, what would be your advice?