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Originally Posted by Stan Hillis
Several inches long is news to me.
Why would Parker, or any other maker, use keels to fill in the gaps at the muzzles, that were several inches long? Would that not suggest that the makers were anticipating someone, down the road, shortening the barrels?
The keels I have taken out by melting the solder and removing the ribs were only 1/8" "long" at most.
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Several keels were shown here, and one or two were over 4" long. One thing is for certain; the muzzle picture shown of the cut barrels clearly shows keels. The barrels were cut by 4". Were new keels inserted and soldered in place after the barrels were bobbed? Unlikely, but not impossible.
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