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Unread 11-21-2020, 09:36 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by David Deck View Post
This has been a good discussion on thinner barrel walls. Now, does anyone know a reliable gunsmith who will backbone to leave the walls a little thinner than 0.030? I have a nice 12 gauge DHE on a #1 frame that is still too muzzle heavy with wall thickness of 0.031. I would like it backboard to say 0.027-8, but can 't find anyone to do it.
I wonder how much weight that would save? Back when I worked at the pipeline company I made an excel program that could calculate this exact thing (although with somewhat larger bore sizes &#128514
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