A barrel is said to be ringed when a visible bump is seen in the outside of the barrel. The barrel being fired when it was plugged by a foreign body causes the ring or bump. A ringed barrel should be replaced before shooting, as it will certainly be weakened by the expansion of the metal in the ringed area.
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