In my post of the build of this beast,
it was obvious that there was a noticeable "droop" in the gun barrel.......
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This was a problem in the master.....
so..... I cut the mantlet from the barrel.....
drilled it out (about 1/8 " deep).....
cut 1/8" from the rear end of the barrel....
and glued them back together.
![](http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/lnerj72a/Panzer%20Zerstorer%20E50/DSC00961_zps2117a01d.jpg)
while this "shortened" the gun,
it still allowed it to keep a "respectable" length.
the best thing is that it cured the droop.
![](http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t455/lnerj72a/Panzer%20Zerstorer%20E50/DSC00959_zpsfba407d9.jpg)
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