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Joe,
FYI
My other 20 gauge tube burst in the chamber area yesterday. Failed the same place as the other one(at the ejector cut.) Both tubes have a couple of thousand rounds through them. These are 32" 20 gauge Companion tubes that I shoot in a Browning 525 Sporting. Shell's were 7/8 oz Winchester Promo's.
Back to Briley again.
Ken
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Were they custom fitted to your barrels ?
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"Burst" is too strong a word to describe a tube crack. Explain yourselves a bit more accurately. Briley 20 gauge tubes are a bit thin at the ejector cut and crack occasionally without damage to the gun. They normally cooperate with the customer to fix the tube to everyone's satisfaction.
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These are the off the shelf versions they sell that are not fitted to a specific gun.
Call it what you want, but when a tubular member fails under (internal) pressure it is a burst to me. They were good to fix the other one pretty promptly and I had to pay shipping only. If the failure rate is going to be this high, I'll pass them on to someone else that doesn't shoot as much as I do.
Last edited by Ken Nelson; 10/05/09 01:41 PM.
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It's my understanding that the off the shelf tubes have a type of nylon bushing or bump on the side to help them fit....maybe that's the problem ?
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It's my understanding that the off the shelf tubes have a type of nylon bushing or bump on the side to help them fit....maybe that's the problem ? I agree Joe. Too much room for expansion inside the(barrel) chamber and the tube chamber is not strong enough to contain the pressure. The nylon buttons have a tendency to fall off also. I think I've convinced myself to buy a dedicated 20 ga Sporting gun a quit fooling with these.
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Hey Joe,
Your a bright guy. So many people are afraid of installing brileys in an nice gun, it is foolish. I have a very nice LC Smith Specialty grade FW. It was restored, so it is not original, so I didn't hesitate. Now I love the gun even more.
Same goes for a friend who had a nice , custom Model 21. Choked so tight he could hit any clays with it. Put briley's in and he has won a few contests with it!. I buy my guns to shoot.
Jerry
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Probably zero problems with the 12/28ga tubes as more steel in that area,ditto for 410 in 12.
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I've shot with a set of the old Savage "410ers" for years in various 12 gauges without a hitch.
Jim
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Ken is your gun an ejecter gun ?
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