Marked Weight of #2 Frame Barrels

[Bill Murphy]

What weight marking is considered "heavy" on #2 frame barrels. I have a set of 32" marked 4-8. This gun is a nine pounder with beavertail. What weights do some of you have marked on your #2 frame guns?

[Bruce Day]

Bill, two 30" damascus barrels, both fit 2 frames, one at 6lbs, another at 4lbs 6oz.

[Dean Romig]

Titanic 30" 2-frame 4 lbs. 3oz.

My 30" Damascus barrels for the same gun are at Bachelder's and are considerably lighter but I don't remember their weight.

[Gregory Miller]

32" twist on a 2 frame, 5 lbs 1 oz.

[Dave Suponski]

Bill, I checked two 32" guns both vent rib a DHE and a VHE.They weighed 4.3 lbs and 4.2 lbs.And those are 1 1/2 frame guns. Also two 30" damascus guns on 2 frames are a DH 4.7 lbs and a BH 4.12 lbs. Don,t know if this is of any help.

[Fred Preston]

30" 12ga #2 frames; 1- VH vulcan, 4/3; 2- GH dam, 4/4; 3- DH dam, 4/7; 4- Trojan, 4/3. The DH is the finished heaviest of the four and choked the tightest.

[Robert Rambler]

Wish I could help,don't own any any 32' tubes:cuss: :crying::crying:
YET!! :D;)

[Dave Purnell]

4/4 on a 30" DH Titanic, 4/14 on the 30" Dam-1.

[Ed Blake]

5 on a 32" damascus GH #2 frame circa 1892.

[Robin Lewis]

4/4 on a 32" damascus #2 frame $250 dollar grade

[Ed Blake]

Obviously we're not talking about wispy English guns from Lord Evelyn Hampster-Jones' gun closet.

[Bill Murphy]

Ed, you are right, and my 4-8 gun is by no means the heaviest #2 frame gun out there. Thanks for the information and keep it coming.

[John Truitt]

#2 frame 12 gauges:
marked 4-8, overall 8 lbs 12 oz
marked 4-12, overall 9 lbs
marked 5-2, overall 9 lbs 5 oz
marked 5-5, overall 9 lbs 5 oz

[Austin W Hogan]

I have a 30 in two frame lifter 10 that weighs 9 pounds 3 ounces, and a 28 inch barrel two frame GH 12 that weighs 7 pounds 1 ounce. I also have a 1 frame gun that weighs 8 pounds 1 ounce.
The 2 was the "go to" for 10 and 12 ga guns through 1900. Parker's soft fitters could provide any weight and balance the customer ordered.

I also have a 2 frame 32 inch PH that weighs 7 pounds 3 and several 1 1/2 frame DH - VH that weigh 7 3/4 - 8 .

One hundred 2 frame guns probably weigh more than one hundred 1 or 1 1/2 frame guns; but the heaviest and lightest of the three may surprise you.

Best, Austin

[George Lander]

Bill: My 32 inch DHE straight grip #2 frame w/ Titanic barrels tips the scale at 9 pounds 11ounces and are marked 6-4. (and a K) What is the K for?
SN is 132506

Best Regards, George

[Francis Morin]

As you might need his strength to lift and swing that piece: Here's my No. 2 frame Recon- FYI--PH 12 30" Twist sn 111680 even 4 lbs. A capital T is stamped, also the April 11 1878 patent date and this Parker has the pinned tool steel bolt plate-- GHE 12 28" Titanic Steel (The Parker project gun I wrote up for last Fall's PP article) sn. 102237 also even 4 lbs, same patent date and this has a capital K and a smaller case scripted f (like the f shaped sound holes on a violin) also in smaller case stamped LTT3, and the lug has the larger letter 2 for frame size, below it a smaller case letter 8--No tool steel bolt plate--

PS- Thanks again my friend for your most gracious invite re; the recent Southern Shootfest and Bluegrass Pickin' Party- Is Sanford near Deep Gap- home to the famed Merle Watson festival? Next year I plan to attend!:cool:

[Bill Murphy]

The Merlefest is in Wilkesboro, which is way out west. Sanford is just south of Raleigh.