barrel weights
 

What were the lightest barrel weights available on 26 and 28 in. guns? MY VH 20 and DHE 16 both have 26" cyl/m barrel s @ 3lbs 1oz and both guns weigh 6 lbs even per factory letter specs, In a recent post was a VH 20 with 28" barrels weighing 6 lbs. The LOP was the same the , so the difference must be that the 28" barrels weigh less than the 26". How light could they be?

harld i have a gh 20 the barrels are stamped 2 lbs 14 ounce they are 26 inch and i have a vh with factory 27 inch barrels stamped 2 lbs 15 ounce... i think a few of the boys have some some that are 2lb 8 ounce.... charlie

Charlie, are your barrels damascus or steel? And a question for the group do damascus barrels weigh more than steel barrels? this is a question I have been pondering for instance a set of 26" barrels one damascus one steel choked the same bored and chambered the same would the damascus weigh more than the steel barrels or less? Gary

I know of an AHE 20 with barrels marked 2-10.

I have a VH 20 with 26" barrels that are marked 3, gun is just under 6 lbs

My PHE20 with 28" barrels is marked 3-1, with a total weight of six pounds even.

my barrels are both fluid steel...this is and interesting thread..i too always wondered what the lightest weight set of barrels parker ever built... charlie

20 ga. lwt. barrels
 

Josh, do you know the minimum barrel wall thickness on that 20 AHE? The 0 frame 20 ga. guns I have measured with 3 lb + marked barrel have all had more minimum barrel wall thickness than the same barrel length 2 lb x oz. marked barrels of the same length. Thanks.

My 16-bore GH damascus 26" has an unstruck barrel weight of 2# 12 oz and was shipped from Meriden with a finished weight of 5# 9 oz.

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John
That sounds like a real sweet gun, have any pictures to post?--what are the chokes? Starting to get the desire for a damascus gun, hell maybe even a hammer gun