Where are you? I would be willing to look at it in my shop. I can get my hands on a GoNoGo gauge. Don't sand on the chamber or you could ruin the barrel. I am in scenic Kokomo. Don't try to chamber live ammo. If you want I can make you up some dummy rounds. They are very handy to have in...
Jediagh is a genius. The idea needs a little polishing but, why not? Let the Brotherhood work out their own problems. Let the entire Department, including management types suffer together. Should build up the moral pretty quickly.