Drew,
Thank you! Very interesting. I wonder if these barrels were individually tested or, more like the automobile industry, the product was tested, but not each unit. I don't recall my 1897 Winchester saying it was proof tested, but it could have. Of course I can see where the early barrels from Belgium were tested, but what about that 870 or Mossberg pump waiting for you at WalMart? I'm not being argumentative, I just want to know what modern manufacturers are doing in our litigious society. They don't seem to be producing barrels that are nearly as thick as almost all SxS. Again, I have not measured these modern mass produced guns, so this is just from casual observation. I have a Ruger Gold Label and while it is quite light the barrels are fairly thick for a least the first 9" or so. I'll have to measure it, I suppose. So, I'm I just imagining this difference between these light repeaters and double guns, or what?
