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Unread 11-06-2015, 05:50 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Dean Romig View Post
Nope, that would be an incorrect assumption. The barrel steels are not significantly different in weight, cubic inch of one vs. cubic inch of the other.
Correct. Carbon and low alloy steels weigh in at .285 lbs/cu.'
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Further, striking of the different steel barrels didn't vary significantly except with the possibility of a finer finish on the 'Titanic' barrels.
my two 20s, a GHE and a DHE, both have 28" barrels, and choked the same. They both weighed, pre striking, 3 lbs even.
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