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Originally Posted by Arthur Shaffer
Wow! My similar gun with the laminate barrels is slightly a pound heavier than that. My barrels had an unstruck weight of 5-10. The barrels are incredibly thick even though they are actually true 9 gauge barrels.
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Just to make sure we're talking about the same thing, you keep saying "laminate" barrels Art... What is the rib marked? Does it say Laminated Steel?
Are the barrels you refer to actually "Laminated Steel" made by Parker Brothers and stamped with the P on the forward area of the right barrel flat? If yes, I have found that the Parker-made Laminated Steel barrels are generally heavier than other composite barrels found on Parker Bros. shotguns, barrel length and frame size being equal.
As an example, the 2-frame 28" Parker-made Laminated Steel barrels on my 12 gauge D Lifter have a pre-struck weight of 4 lbs., 8 ounces and the actual weight id 4 lbs., 1 ounce which is nearly a half-pound heavier than the normal weight of fluid steel or Damascus barrels of comparable length and frame size on any other Parker.
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