My 20/28 VH, 240655, has barrels touching at the muzzle.

An interesting side issue is that , assuming Parker Reproduction barrels in 28 ga could be obtained , whether they could be fitted to an original Parker 0 size frame . This could make a 20/28 ga 0 frame set .

The Reproduction barrels are 00 and the issue is how much undersize they would be.

I was recently, and am still, on that exact mission Bruce, for my 20 gauge Trojan but the 00-frame 28 gauge barrels I have tried are too narrow at the breech of the 0-frame Trojan.





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Here are 2 Remington 12ga barrels with no address. They are touching.

Thanks James.





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238175 Trojan16 - 28 bbl w/ bbl stamp and proof stamp
238553 V12- 26 bbl w/ bbl stamp and proof stamp
239132 D16 - 30 bbl no bbl stamp, has proof stamp
239441D16 - 24 bbl w/ bbl stamp and proof stamp
239619 V12 - 28 bbl w/ bbl stamp and proof stamp
240316 D16 - 26 bbl w/ bbl stamp and proof stamp
240969 G20 - 26 bbl no bbl stamp, has proof stamp
All of above touch.
28 ga repro with 26 bbl. do not touch

Dean,I am not sure that the gap was caused by copying a Remington gun as much as it was the tooling and process the Japanese used to assemble and regulate the barrels. Remember the Winchester model 23s were made in the same factory before the Parker Repros. The model 23s have a similar gap.The Japanese probably used similar if not the same process and tooling with both guns.

Very interesting John. Thanks, I never thought of that. That sheds a whole new light on the gap situation.





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