Teague: A 'Silver Lining' for Old Barrels, Part 1

I'll be straight with you. There's some-thing about sleeved gun barrels that freaks me out. I know, I know, a well-sleeved gun will give lifetimes of service and, these days, with TIG welding, the joint on a high-quality sleeved pair of tubes is virtually invisible. If properly struck, sleeved guns handle beautifully too, and the user should not be able to tell the difference between a sleeved and original set of barrels. I know also that Continental makers have been cheerfully building very high-quality pieces with monoblock barrels for decades, and that's just sleeving by another name.

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