Unfortunately, there was no ‘standard’ wall thickness that we know of. Parker Bros. struck barrels to safe wall thicknesses but each gun was different. The barrels were struck as part of all work done to a gun to attain a specified overall weight of the gun. Frame size, barrel length, wood density and other factors all figured into the weight of a finished gun.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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