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Those are about $5/box more than you'll pay for RST's (unless you go with the copper plated stuff).
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. . . with British shells, the velocity they list can be misleading. We measure velocity at 3 feet from the muzzle. The Brits use a couple methods, neither of them equivalent to what we do. One of those methods is TRUE muzzle velocity--measured right at the muzzle. 1350 fps at the muzzle works out to about 1250 fps at our standard 3 foot measuring point. So they might not be all that much faster than the RST's. Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware of the differing measurement methods. I was wondering how 1 oz at 1350fps was "low recoil for use with your light weight game gun."
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Lloyd3 was very kind and took some time yesterday to look over the gun and make various measurements to the barrels and stock. I am happy to report that the thinnest spot in the barrel walls measured at .021".
The gun is choked pretty tight at R=.027" and L=.024."
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Those are tight chokes. Where's the thin spot located?
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And what are the barrel bore markings, and bores now?
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That thin spot is by the tip of the forearm.
Drew, I am new to these types of guns, so I not sure which marking you are referring to, but all the markings on the gun are shown in the previous photos. I didn't record the bore diameter.
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At the time of initial proof the R bore was 16.8mm=.661"; L 16.9mm=.665". The gun was reproved after honing with a bore of 17.0=.669". Possibly Lloyd might recall the current bore, which I believe would show additional honing. .021" at 14-16" is thinhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZIo0y746UsSRZIgRuuxwAbZjSBHitO_EanvwLYc-kGA/editMy regular recreational skeet gun is a 16g with similar wall thickness. I only use RST 3/4 oz. at 4600 psi (and a similar handload) AND the barrel wears a spring steel and leather hand guard which perfectly covers the thin spot.
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At the time of initial proof the R bore was 16.8mm=.661"; L 16.9mm=.665". The gun was reproved after honing with a bore of 17.0=.669". Possibly Lloyd might recall the current bore, which I believe would show additional honing. .021" at 14-16" is thinhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZIo0y746UsSRZIgRuuxwAbZjSBHitO_EanvwLYc-kGA/editMy regular recreational skeet gun is a 16g with similar wall thickness. I only use RST 3/4 oz. at 4600 psi AND the barrel wears a spring steel and leather hand guard which perfectly covers the thin spot. What kind of scale do you recommend when shopping for guns with barrel weight struck on them. Belgian, Spanish and some Italian guns come to mind. What would be best? Digital fishing scale, food scale or luggage weighing scale.  The food scale would be most bulky and digital luggage scale form Aldi cheapest.
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Save your money Jagermeister. We all know that you are just a tire-kicker who doesn't own even one lousy double gun, and most likely never will.
You might get lucky and find one on the road that someone left on the deck lid of their car, much like the guy who found "Bo Whoop" lost by Nash Buckingham. But that's as close as you'll ever get.
Isn't it bad enough that the dealers at the gun shops you frequent have to waste time with you, and wipe your drool off the display cases? Now you want to waste even more of their time and disassemble guns that you will never buy just so you can weigh the barrels.
A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.
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Those barrel measurements are starting to get a little unnerving.
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