Just Received Letter

[Frank G Riess]

I just received letter on this VHE. Gun is as described in letter with exception of barrel length. Letter states gun was ordered with 26 inch barrels and cylinder chokes. Barrels measure 25 3/4 inches. Restriction in right barrel is .04 and left barrel is .07 . I can't understand why someone would take 1/4 inch off barrels. Any one run into anything like this?

[Brush Buster]

I have owned more than one that lettered but was missing an eighth of an inch or so but as yours , it still shows a part of the horizontal line at the end of the barrels ,barrel keels still in place and the barrels touching like yours are ! Who knows ,maybe a boogered up muzzle maybe just a little short from the factory !

[Andy]

I have a repaired muzzle dent on a GH and while it looks OK it would probably look better just cut 1/4" so that's my guess.

[mobirdhunter]

Although I can’t say it’s standard, to have an eighth or so discrepancy is common. I believe it’s mentioned in TPS, and it’s been discussed on the forum.

[J.B. Books]

I have a 1925 12ga VH in very decent condition with 27 3/4" barrels, keels in place and barrels touching, choked .015 and .025. The rib milling stops before the muzzle but the bead seems to be a little closer to the muzzle than my other Parkers. PGCA letter says barrels were 28". I always thought somebody cleaned up a boogered muzzle. It's a great handling and shooting shotgun that hasn't gone hunting very much for many years and the few times I have taken it hunting I have said to myself, wow this thing works and shoots fantastic, I should use it more and then I don't because of other choices in the gun rack. So in summary I would simply shoot and enjoy your gun and not worry too much about it.

[J.B. Books]

I just remembered my VH has a Remington repair code for Jan '46. Perhaps Remington fixed a boogered muzzle resulting in 27 3/4" barrels. Have you checked your gun for a repair code?

[Frank G Riess]

Not sure where to look for Remington Repair code or what it might look like. There is a large 3 with a small 10 next to it on right barrel flat and a X on front barrel lug.

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Frank G Riess

Not sure where to look for Remington Repair code or what it might look like. There is a large 3 with a small 10 next to it on right barrel flat and a X on front barrel lug.

That info is on the home page in the tree on the right, copy attached Frank.
The 3-10 numbers you referenced are the unstruck barrel weight.

[mobirdhunter]

Page 199 of TPS notes: "Barrels should measure to two full-inch intervals, plus or minus one eighth of an inch." (Obviously, as noted, there are the occasional odd lengths.) There is mention of early guns (the 1880s) having barrels shortened by cutting off ends damaged in finishing.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

The barrel flat repair code markings are a series of numbers and letters on the bottom of the left barrel flat, which I have circled in this picture. The four numbers/letters on the left, EPP3, are what would be typically found on guns that were returned to Remington for repair work. In this case the E is October and the PP is 1945. The 3 means it was received by the service department and that's all we know about it. Nothing about what was done is known.
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