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Originally Posted by John Allen
I doubt that the factory would take the time to mark the rib at the muzzle. They would take the less expensive route and just shorten the rib and barrels as they did on Dean's 28. We tend sometimes to forget that these guns were built in factories where cost cutting was the rule.
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I agree, and I recall the matting going all the way to the end of the barrels (but will check later). Also, the cost for the cutting and re-boring was $1.50(!) Even accounting for timeframe, that's not a great deal of money for the labor involved.
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