1 1/2 & 2 frame?

[Eddie Kay]

Looking at a 1 1/2 frame VH 12 ga.. What's the difference between 1 1/2 and 2 frame size's?

[edgarspencer]

The only differences are the width across the bolsters, and the height of the breech. All other dimensions are the same, i.e. firing pin spacing, frame width, etc.

[edgarspencer]

If you have a copy of the Serialization book, there is a table on page 45 which gives all of the frame dimensions, for all of the frame sizes.

[Eddie Kay]

Does it make for a noticably lighter gun?

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by Eddie Kay

Does it make for a noticably lighter gun?

It doesn’t.

[Bill Murphy]

The Parker Story, page 527

[edgarspencer]

Some might say the 1 1/2 is lighter, but what weighs more, a pound of bacon or a pound of beans?

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

The only differences are the width across the bolsters, and the height of the breech. All other dimensions are the same, i.e. firing pin spacing, frame width, etc.

Hence the chamber wall thickness will be slightly less on the 1 1/2 frame gun.





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[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Hence the chamber wall thickness will be slightly less on the 1 1/2 frame gun.

Which is why 2 frame barrels taper so quickly, in order to still balance at or near the hinge pin. Fractions of an ounce (.285 lbs/cu.in)

[Dean Romig]

Very true and definitely not even a consideration in the loads you’ll be using.





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