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Update: I went to take a closer look at the old colt pistol and it's even nicer in person than in the pics. But I must have gotten awestruck or had my rose colored glasses on or something cause after I brought it home I loaded it up to test fire it and when I looked down the sights to take my first shot I noticed something wasn't right. I rubbed my eyes and aimed again, and that's when I saw it, a small bulge in the barrel about 3/4 of the way down. My heart sank. After a more thorough inspection I decided to go ahead and test fire it. To my surprise, a softdrink can sitting 45 ft away went sky high when I pulled the trigger. 4 more shots offhand at 15 yds produced a sub 3 inch group. This old pistol might not be perfect but it sure does shoot like it is. I haven't made up my mind whether to keep it as is, rebarrel it, or trade it off. My question now is since the bulge does not seem to effect the accuracy,  would it still be wise to install another barrel? I did find a pre woodsman target barrel online for $200. So I'm thinking it would still be within budget to get another barrel. What are your thoughts?


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