32 inch 20 survey

[Rich Anderson]

Several have posted about their 32 inch 20's and hunting with them. I'd like to know what frame size these guns are on. If these were meant for waterfowling I would think they would be an a one frame. I have one that came out of California with factory 3 inch chambers but it's an 0 frame, just seems light for a small bore duck gun.

[Dean Romig]

The 3” 20’s weren’t developed for heavier loads or increased downrange energy. The 3” shells of the day just used thicker wads necessitating a longer shell and chamber. They had basically the same ballistics and charges of the shorter shells.





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[Jay Gardner]

Rich; my 32/20 VHE was ordered with 3" chambers and is a #1-frame.

Jay

[Larry Frey]

My 32" VHE 20 is a 2 Frame.

[Reggie Bishop]

My 32" DHE 20 is a 0 frame.

[Daryl Corona]

32/20 DHE, 3", 1 frame.

[Bill Murphy]

I'm on my second #2 frame. I foolishly sold the first one, VH #153,333.

[Randy G Roberts]

32/20 VHE O Frame 2 3/4"
32/20 VH O Frame 2 5/8"
32/20 DHE 1 Frame 3"

[Reggie Bishop]

Nine and counting?

[Patrick Lien]

32”/28” DHE 0 frame 3” chambers.
32” DHE 1 frame 2 5/8” chambers.

PML

[Andrew Clark]

32/20 PHE 0, 2 1'2"

[Ed Blake]

32” DH 20 #2 frame

[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.

[Phillip Carr]

My 32” 20 VH is on a 1 frame and letters to 2 7/8” chambers.

[John Truitt]

32" #1 frame 3" no safety
32" #2 frame 3" no safety

[MARK KIRCHER]

1913 DHE 20 32" Pistol grip 1 frame 2 7/8" chamber - hang tags show 7lbs 2 oz - digital scale same
1920 GHE 20 32" Straight grip 0 frame 2 5/8" chamber - digital scale 6 lbs 8 oz

[Jeff Kuss]

vhe 20 32" 1 frame 3"
ghe 20 32" 0 frame 2 3/4"

[Reggie Bishop]

Running totals----8 0 frames
8 1 frames
4 2 frames

Total count to date 20 guns.

[Rich Anderson]

Randy thats a good question. I'll weigh mine today and post results. I'm taking Ike out for a hunt then back in time to trade the Parker for a rifle for an afternoon deer hunt.

[Randy G Roberts]

Randy thats a good question. I'll weigh mine today and post results. I'm taking Ike out for a hunt then back in time to trade the Parker for a rifle for an afternoon deer hunt.

Hopefully others will "weigh in" with the weights of their 2 frame guns. Enjoy the hunting.

[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.

[Larry Frey]

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]

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

...I sure hope so.:whistle:





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[Dean Romig]

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.

[Larry Frey]

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?:duck:

[Dean Romig]

Absotivly!! :clap::cheers:





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[Randy G Roberts]

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.

[scott kittredge]

Mine is a
32 in. On a 0 frame

[Rich Anderson]

My BHE with straight grip, splinter, SST (Miller) to a pad weighs exactly 7lbs. O frame.

[Michael Moffa]

What about short barelled 2 frame 20's?

[Reggie Bishop]

10-0 frames
08-1 frames
05 2 frames

23 totals to date

[Rich Anderson]

Reggie thanks for doing the tabulations. The 0 frame is more prevalent than I would have thought.

[Reggie Bishop]

Rich I am surprised by that as well.

[Dean Romig]

What no 1 1/2 frames?





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[Randy G Roberts]

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;260307]What no 1 1/2 frames?

My thoughts exactly. Made me look at the frame size by gauge on the website to be sure it was offered.

[Ed Blake]

My #2 frame DH has an unstruck barrel weight of 5.2 lbs.

[Mills Morrison]

Rock Island had a GH 20 with 32" barrels on a 0 frame. The serial number would have put it in the mid teens or so. I was sorry I lost out on it

[Kevin McCormack]

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.

!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?

[Ed Blake]

I wish you had not told that. My head hurts

[Bill Murphy]

This thread may help me recover my 20 gauge VH #2 frame #153,333, 8 pounds, ball grip. It and my present #2 frame are east coast guns from the same Boston dealer, Orren R. Dickey. I have an O frame 32" 20 gauge A-1 Special, but am missing the back end.

[Dean Romig]

Bill, if you want your above post to come up in a search someone does for that serial number you need to edit it to eliminate both commas and the # sign. The serial number must stand alone with a space on either end.





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[Dean Romig]

I have an O frame 32" 20 gauge A-1 Special, but am missing the back end.

Is it a set of Whitworth barrels that you have?





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[Patrick Lien]

I have an O frame 32" 20 gauge A-1 Special, but am missing the back end.

TPIWWOP