I have an old (1886) 1873 Winchester whose magazine tube is bent down ever so slightly starting about 6" from the muzzle. Is there a fairly simple way to straighten it? It is roughly 550" ID, so I'd thought of maybe getting a 1/2" x 24" piece of steel stock, tapering one end, then trying to tap it through the length of the tube in hopes it would straighten the bent portion.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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