Will a 20 ga BT work on 16 ga barrels

[Ralph English]

If you add a 16 ga barrel set to an existing Repo. 20 ga that has a beavertail forearm, will the existing beavertail forearm work on both barrel sets? Thanks!

[B. Dudley]

I think you will have a problem with the barrel channel being too narrow for the 16g barrels.

[Dean Romig]

Yes, indeed the 20 gauge beaver tail WILL fit the added 16 gauge barrels without any alterations. This is the voice of experience.






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[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Yes, indeed the 20 gauge beaver tail WILL fit the added 16 gauge barrels without any alterations. This is the voice of experience.

While your success isn't surprising, Dean, I think the barrel profiles in the location of the fore end, especially in the latch area, forward to the tip of the fore end must be a lot closer than most. Firstly, I would assume the 16ga barrels were from an 0 frame, and, secondly, I think the 20ga. barrels might have a slightly heavier wall section in the fore end area.
As you know, I am attempting to add a second set of 20ga Titanic barrels to another 20ga. DHE gun. It's fairly evident the barrels will fit, and close up nicely, but the existing fore end will not latch, as the wood has come to bear on the barrels. This wouldn't be a problem, except I want to retain the use of the original barrels, and modifying the fore end is out of the question.
Micrometer measurements of the new barrel diameter show it to go from one end of the fore end, .010" to the other end, .018". The presumption that the barrel is heavier, by .006" to .010" in this area bears out when measuring the wall.
Hence, I am STILL looking for another 0 frame fore end.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Edgar - You may not have noticed that this thread is regarding Parker Reproductions.

The forend lug of the 16 gauge barrels needed a bit of filing for the existing beavertail forend latch to fit but no work was done to any part of the forend itself.





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[B. Dudley]

Dean,
You are fortunate that your particular case worked out that way, but experiences i have had lead me to believe your good luck may not be the norm.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Thanks Edgar - You may not have noticed that this thread is regarding Parker Reproductions.

Actually I did, but as I have been reminded so many times, Repros are IDENTICAL to the original

[Dean Romig]

Repros are only "identical" to the original Remington Parkers.





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[Bill Murphy]

I realize that there are not many smallbore Parker or Repro parts floating around, so our experience fitting them back and forth is not extensive. However, I do have an original Remington-Parker complete beavertail on my 28 gauge Repro. If fits as well as the original Repro forend.

[SXS OHIO]

I have lots of experience with this topic. It will be less than 50/50 weather barrels and for-ends will swap out O.K when talking 20ga or 12gauge. Now talk about the 410 and 28gauge they almost always will move from gun to gun in any combination and work perfect!...(-: SXS Ohio