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Dean Romig
05-04-2021, 10:45 AM
I've looked just a bit to find the pin spacing on the 000-Frame and didn't come up with an answer right away. Page 47 of the Serialization book shows all of the frame dimensions EXCEPT the 000-Frame.
By extrapolation, the spacing goes up or down by 1/16" with each successive frame size and where the 00-Frame pin spacing is 15/16" it would make sense that the 000-Frame spacing would be 14/16".... Right??
Anyone know for certain?
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David Noble
05-04-2021, 04:26 PM
My 000 VH 410 measures .820 center to center
Dean Romig
05-04-2021, 06:15 PM
My 000 VH 410 measures .820 center to center
Thanks very much David. 14/16 translates (or converts) to .8750" so your measurement of .820" is even closer together than I would have thought subtracting 1/16" from the 00-Frame size.
Anyone else?
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David Noble
05-04-2021, 07:57 PM
I found something online from a Shotgunworld.com discussion on frame sizes. The following excerpt was likely penned from our own researcher Dave Noreen in Sept. 2010:
"When the 28-gauge was introduced, they were built on the 20-gauge's 0-frame. Actually there is a good body of evidence that Parker Bros. took a bunch of 20-gauge guns that were languishing in inventory, and fitted them with 28-gauge barrels and moved some inventory. Later they added the 00-frame with a 15/16 inch firing pin spacing for a lighter weight 28-gauge then the early guns. Finally, circa 1926, they introduced the 000-frame with a 13/16 inch spacing for the .410-bore. "
That 13/16 works out to .812 inch.
Dean Romig
05-04-2021, 09:20 PM
Again, Thanks David, that sheds even more info on the topic. If it was indeed written by Dave Noreen there is no reason to doubt it.
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Bill Murphy
05-05-2021, 11:23 AM
TPS, page 527 I think, is a more complete reference for frame dimensions than The Serialization Book.
James Brown
05-05-2021, 04:40 PM
1928 VHE. Hope this helps. James. Sorry it is sideways
Joe Dreisch
05-05-2021, 07:47 PM
from another post on this site a few months ago.
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