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Originally Posted by Mike Shepherd
I once owned a very high condition DH with Damascus barrels. It came with a small dent in the choke of the right barrel. I sent it to Kirk Merrington. He called me and said the dent came out fine. Said the wall thickness right at the beginning of the choke was .019" and that he had no doubt that is how it left the factory. Also have a high condition sixteen DHE, also sent to Kirk, also with MWT .019" right ahead of the chokes, also, in Kirk's opinion and my opinion, left the Parker factory that way.
Best,
Mike
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My CH is .018 and .022 right at the beginning of the choke. Bore diameter is spot on at .662 and unaltered. They struck them thin back then on occasion.