O Frame Barrel Weight?
 

I was wondering what the heaviest un-struck weight barrels anyone has encountered on a 0 frame 20ga?

The un-struck weight of my 28" PHE20 is 3lb-1oz.

Frank,

Thanks for the interesting "Parkers Found" topic. If you join the PGCA, you will get our quarterly journal, The Parker Pages and we have several pages of firsts, lasts, heaviest, lightest, etc of Parkers that are reported. I hope you will consider joining our group and becoming a member.

Full membership info is available at:

www.parkerguns.org

CHE ,20 Ga. , 26" Barrels ,3Lb. 1 Oz., 1937 , Remington Era Gun . Russ

A-1 Special, 32" 20 gauge, 3-7. I guess 32" barrels are not really a fair comparison.

Bill ,I would like to get a look at that Gun !!!!! :bowdown:

So would I. I have had the barrels for years but have never seen the gun. I talked to the guns "caretaker" on the phone once. He was not interested in buying barrels or selling his gun. The barrels have had a nice life on a nice little GHE Damascus 16, but they don't get out much. Kevin McCormack once suggested that I contract with him to build an oak and leather trunk case for the forend.

Why would anyone not want the original barrels for an A1 if they owned the gun? Talk about value added...

How much were you asking for the barrels, Bill?

Bill, 32" barrels are a fair comparison as long as they were for a 0 frame. I know that there are a few heavy weights on 1 frame (Widgeon duck guns) but I'm just interested in 0 frame.

Frank- congrats on becoming a PGCA member.

3-8 for each set of this 0 frame, 20ga, 2 barrel set (28" and 32"). The 28"s were finished an ounce or so heavier than the 32"s and both balance at the pin.

Bruce, no price was discussed. I wanted the barrels back with the gun.

I have encountered a set of 20 ga, 0 frame barrels that have chambers measuring 2 3/4" (1910). The wall thickness at the muzzles is .0056 (right) and .0062 (left). Were these "magnum" barrels and actually meant for the 2 7/8 shells?

My 1929 Trojan 20 gauge barrels, at 28 inches, show a weight of '3-3'.

my old 20 o frame marked 2 lb 14 ounce ive weighed them in the finished state as they are now at 2 lbs 8 ounce.... 26 inch in lenth factory lentgth..... charlie

Thanks to all for posting your findings. I was finally able to get a photo of the barrel flats. What do you think? They are the heaviest I have ever seen. Anyone seen barrels more heavy than 4lb 3oz?

http://pic70.picturetrail.com/VOL189.../401714090.jpg

not me... charlie

I recently received a PM from a member that posted a photo of his 4 lb 4 oz barrels. What do you Gents think?

Still searching for the answer. What are the heaviest barrels known or recorded for the 0 frame 20ga?

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...4bore35lbs.jpg

thats one long gun barrel frank....is it a shotgun that you know i hope so...long gun barrels have beenof high interest to me since a way back...im guessing them at 48 inches and i want miss it much...longest set ive seen on a double are 36inches but theres some parker boys with 38 s and 40 inches...longest breach loader barrel ive seen is a 48 inch long tom up in corinth miss... fella said he d sale it to me when he found one with loger barrels...i forgot ive got a old single barrel with a 40 inch barrel....thanks for the photo... charlie

I'd say those barrels are closer to sixty inches if the man in the picture is at least 5' 6" tall.

Hi Charlie ,Not a Double but long Barreled !:rotf:

Charlie, to answer your question about being a shotgun that I know...the answer is No. I do know that it is a shotgun and it's a 4ga. Barrel length unknown to me. I think Dean has a good estimation of length.

russ what ga is this gun your showing and barrel length and whats the purpose of the scope... frank thats one mean looking gun and in a 4 ga makes it better...boy would i like to own a cannon like this one... charlie

Good Morning Charlie , The picture is of a Model 37 Winchester ,12 Ga. with a 40" Barrel ,The gun doesn't wear a scope anymore and has been refinished ,what the reasoning for the scope is ???? I have no idea ! I had picked this up at an auction years ago and when I got her home I stood it there and took a couple of pictures of it ,it had the scope on her when I bought it ! The other part of the story is ,I still have no Idea why I Bought it !:shock: ! Just thought it was kind of neat ! :rotf: Russ

i have a VHE 30 in. at 3 lbs 5 oz

I have DHE 20g #168,854 30" T3 0 frame marked 3/9. Russ Bickel had a set of 0 frame Acme A grade 32" barrels now fitted to a late GHE 20g that were marked 3/11 if I recall correctly. By contrast, I have a #2 frame DH 20g with 32" D3 barrels marked 5/5...

Don,
Although not on a 0 frame, That 5-5 #2 frame 20ga sounds interesting.
Do you know the original chamber length of your gun?

The gun was shipped to Louisiana in 1919 as a 12 gauge D3. Sometime after that it acquired the heavy 20 gauge barrels. It is a straight grip with a skeleton butt and weighs 8 lbs. Unfortunately, this is after the factory records record such work.:crying: The barrels have 2 7/8" chambers and are choked .029/.029.

The 30" barrels on my VH 20 gauge weigh 3lbs. 7 ozs.

VH, 30", O frame, 3lb 9oz.

My 20ga Trojan 30 inch bbls are stamped 3lbs 4oz and actual weight is 2lbs .84 oz.

Angel, you're just trying to make us bottom feeders jealous. 30" 20 gauge Trojan, inddeed.

Bottom feeders??!!! No way!!!!

i am i think :rolleyes:, yup, i am