Thread: Rifle stuffed???

I agree with ishoot10s. If possible take it to another smith. They will be able to tell if the damage was caused by removing the stuck case or not. (Honestly sounds suss to me and I reckon they damaged the barrel trying to remove the case) The only damage to a barrel I can think of, that can be caused on firing, is a bulge or scoring from foreign objects being blasted into the barrel wall by either ignition or the projectile.
I reckon drills and rods were used, which is perfectly fine if you are careful and patient.

Have seen a jammed case break a small chip off the front of a Rem 700 bolt, Remington replaced it. It would help if you let us know what rifle you have - if its a Remington style extractor, or sako, M16 etc they can be easily broken in a shitty situation. And repaired reasonably easy as well. If it was a Mauser/Ruger/controlled feed type extractor, they can be replaced. As for damage to the barrel, that should not have happened with a competent gunsmith, but as they said, set your barrel back and recut the chamber. So dont despair, all is not lost, your rifle is recoverable, just gonna take time and a little bit of capital expenditure. And the gunsmith, competent or not, probably tried his best to remedy a situation not of his making. We have some excellent gunsmiths here in NZ, but we also have some dodgy ones as well - pick your gunsmith wisely.