I'm assuming someone may draw a conclusion from all these numbers, but don't count me in that crowd, as I'm no less enlightened after looking at my 16s
My 0 frame VH 16,with 28" bbls, has an unstruck weight of 3/1, and my 1 frame VH 16, with 26" pipes has an unstruck weight of 3/7. My DHE 16 with 28" bbls weighs in at 3/4, so where the extra 3 ounces is hidden leads me to believe that Ejector fore ends weigh more than extractor fore ends. It's logical to assume that the smaller bore, for a given frame and barrel length would be heavier, so I checked a 28" VH 20, and it was 3/8. OK, comparing like for like, the 20 comes in an ounce heavier that the 16. So why are the 1 frame barrels (28") WITH ejectors on the DHE 3 ounces lighter than the 1 frame VH16 (26") ?
It was always my understanding that the stamped weight was the unstruck barrel WITH the fore end, and at some point, when I had access to a digital scale, I confirmed this, but I've never weighed fore ends by themselves.
I DO know one thing, (two if remembering where I live counts) The 28" DHE is a tad more forgiving on my shoulder after 100 rounds of clays, than the lighter 28" VH, but lugging the VH all day in the woods, and maybe getting off a dozen shots, is more forgiving on the rest of my body.
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