Whomever ordered the 20 gauge barrels opted for the least expensive option. Remember, the Titanic Steel barrels would have cost almost exactly half the price of the gun when new and the Vulcan Steel barrels would have cost half the price of the VHE when new, which was considerably less than a DHE.
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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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