Thanks Bill, PM & Destry: The 4 gauge shells do fit nicely into the chambers. I only have bathroom scales to weight it. I'm going to try and find some more accurate ones. The bores were measured with a ruler. Jim did measure the wall thickness as noted before.

Did you notice that the old girl began life as a pinfire and was later converted to centerfire? Would that make a difference in the weight?

Best Regards, George

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