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Barrel Thickness
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Default Barrel Thickness

The thickness of the barrel depends primarily on the frame size with respect to gauge, and secondarily on length. The barrels were finished by longitudinal hand filing to fit a general set of outside diameter checks. The filing was generally done to balance the gun at the hinge, but it could be muzzle heavy or light if the customer ordered. The longitudinal hand filing produced barrels that were not necessarily concentric with the bore, and wall thickness can vary side to side or top to bottom. There is no standard thickness.
Some guns appear to have thick barrels because full choke barrel muzzles are .040 or more thicker than the bore.

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