UK Working Standards recomended minimum wall thickness measured 18" from the barrel breech from Double Gun Classics p. 56, Vol. 1, No. 4 Jan-Feb, 2006:
2 1/2" 12g - .028
2 3/4" 12g - .032
Re-proof recomended minimum - .024
The Hunter's Encyclopedia
From the German proof house: minimal wall thickness at the end of chamber, regardless of length, for 12, 16 & 20 gauge guns should be 2.3mm (.0906") for 'Ordinary Good Steel' or 2.1mm (.0827") if a 'Special Steel' was used.
For the 24 & 28 gauges, due to their higher pressures, 2.4mm (.0945") was recommended.
Minimal wall of .6mm (.0236") was recomended in the "forward third" of the barrel.
Christopher Austyn Modern Sporting Guns
"There is no legal minimum thickness for a shotgun barrel, although the British Gun Trade Association recommends 20 thousandths of an inch as a general minimum."
Last edited by Drew Hause; 01/30/11 06:27 PM.
