# Need gun advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 19, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-gun-advice/261872 "2011-12-19T18:42:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-gun-advice/261872/2 "2011-12-19T18:46:45Z")
> [@Praxair Roll Call!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-roll-call/47341/45): > > Had a little mishap today with my Thompson Center. Had my .50 cal muzzleloader barrel attached (stainless) and it fell on the pavement. Left some good marks on the side of the barrel. Is there a way to fix this? Damage is cosmetic, the rest of the gun escaped damage. Can something like that be polished out? Its either fix it or buy a whole new barrel and id like to avoid that expense. Thanks. Even though it look cosmetic even the smallest of a fraction of change inside not visible to the eye could be even more catastrophic and ruin accuracy and consistency. You should really send it to a gunsmith with the tools to check the barrels straightness. The barrels for those probably cost less then what it would cost to have professionally checked and repaired if its even possible. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-gun-advice/261872)._