| Fingers crossed for you; you can post pictures no problem if you can identify the problem.
As for barrel replacement, I do know that it is a simple job on the 49, so maybe one of the barrel manufacturers could do a replacement fairly reasonably if you can find a barrel; All you need is a strong vise, a big wrench (& hammer sometimes) easy off, easy on; otherwise I wouldn't expect a rifled blank to cost too much and it's a fairly easy profiling job, so even going down this route shouldn't be too expensive.
Good luck |