32 inch 20 survey

[Researcher]

My gun is an 1889 vintage heavy 2-frame, 32-inch Damascus barrel, 12-gauge, GH-Grade that got a set of 32-inch, 20-gauge, 3-inch chamber, Vulcan Steel barrels in the 1918 to 1926 time frame. I get the time frame for the 20-gauge barrels from the fact they have the CT, U.S.A. rib legend but don't have the Overload Proved stamp. With the 20-gauge barrels weighs 8 pounds 4.5 ounces.

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

Hope you don't mind me inquiring on this within your thread Rich but I would be curious as to the weight of these 2 frame guns. The general question seems to follow your original scope of interest on the thread.

Randy,
My 2 frame 20 has an unstruck barrel weight of 4# 11oz and a finished weight of 4# 4oz. Its a straight grip no safety gun that weights in at just under 8# 8oz. Definitely not an upland gun but man does she crush clays.

[Scott Smith]

I attended an estate sale in 2004 and foolishly passed on VHE 202,247, a 32” 20 ga on a 1 frame. It had a Parker trap style stock. I did not record the chamber depth. To compound my error I also passed on Fox Super 30,070 (Burt Becker) 12/32 3 inch, damaged stock. The Parker sold for $1200, and the Fox sold for $925. Live and learn.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Scott Smith

The Parker sold for $1200, and the Fox sold for $925. Live and learn.

...I sure hope so.





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[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Larry Frey

Randy,
My 2 frame 20 has an unstruck barrel weight of 4# 11oz and a finished weight of 4# 4oz. Its a straight grip no safety gun that weights in at just under 8# 8oz. Definitely not an upland gun but man does she crush clays.

Larry, I think you need to bring that beauty to the New Year's Day shoot at Major Waldron's.





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[charlie cleveland]

csott that hurts me just reading about the price of these 2 guns.....charlie

[Scott Smith]

I had a young family and serious bills. I had just purchased a Model 21 the night before. Wish I had a do-over.

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Larry, I think you need to bring that beauty to the New Year's Day shoot at Major Waldron's..

To back-up the 10's?

[Dean Romig]

Absotivly!!





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[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

My gun is an 1889 vintage heavy 2-frame, 32-inch Damascus barrel, 12-gauge, GH-Grade that got a set of 32-inch, 20-gauge, 3-inch chamber, Vulcan Steel barrels in the 1918 to 1926 time frame. I get the time frame for the 20-gauge barrels from the fact they have the CT, U.S.A. rib legend but don't have the Overload Proved stamp. With the 20-gauge barrels weighs 8 pounds 4.5 ounces.

Thanks for the info Larry. I bet that gun is a blast on the clays course. Outweighs my 1 frame by almost a pound.