John, as has been reported and discussed previously here on the forum that the Steel Shot Specials had chrome lining through the choke area, but non-SSS standard DHEs did not.
There are some questions that I and others that either own or have owned a SSS continue to have . . . The Parker Story reported that when you were developing the SSS it was found that optimum steel shot patterns were obtained with a bore diameter of .740 and IC/M chokes at .006/.018. It was also reported that the frames were "strengthened". These specs reported in TPS seems to vary from what owners of SSSs report, such as ~.735 bores vs. .740, ~.011 Modified choking vs. .018. And we're scratching our heads about the "strengthened" frames. If you could address these variations it would be greatly appreciated in clearing up and removing some of the mystique surrounding these great guns.
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