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VH 16ga. 0 frame
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Great looking VH. I really like the B&W photo also. It doesn't get much better than an
0 frame 16ga.

Mike

nice gun what does she weigh...should handle like a 20 and shoot like a 12....charlie

5lb. 14oz.

Mike, Have you fired any of those RST's throught her yet, what do you think of em?:)

Not yet, they just arrived today.:)

I think you'll like em, they're great shells. :cool:

Congratulations Mike. What a great gun for hunting flushing birds over pointing dogs.

How is it choked? Sure hope to see some pictures of it with downed birds and pointing dogs.

I love my little O frame VH, also 5-14.

These light guns aren't made for the skeet field. I shoot the MagTech brass hulls and load them with black powder and fiber wads. Since it is black powder I can load 1/2 or 5/8 ounce of 9s for a round of skeet. The over the shot card glues in place so no crimp problems because of the light loads either.

Best,

Mike

Thanks Mike,

She's choked Left-Full & Right-Mod.

Were those measured with a bore gauge?

Thanks,

Mike

Hey Mike,
In all honesty I’m just repeating the info. that was passed on from the
seller. I really have no way of knowing if he measured them with a
choke gauge or not. The Parker letter did “not” specify anything in
regards to the chokes. Is there a quick and dirty way of making this
measurement without a choke gauge?

The bar type gauges are almost always inaccurate, sometime by quite a bit. The only way I know to acurately measure them is with a bore gauge. First you measure the diamer of the bore and then the diameter of the muzzle and subract.

Best,

Mike

Is the bore measured just ahead of the forcing cones?

For the purpose of measuring choke I use the diameter right before the bore starts tapering toward the muzzle, usually within 4" of the muzzle.

I have some vague idea that for English proof laws bore is measured at 9" from the chambers.

Best,

Mike