Barrel weight consistancy

C.O.B. · 04-10-2011, 08:19 PM

Just for grins I checked the weights of 5 16's four are 0 frame and one is a one frame all with 28 inch Damascuss, Twist or Bernard barrels and the largest gap in weight was only 3 oz.
A GHE 0 frame 3.6lbs, GH 0 frame 3.8 lbs, GH 0 frame 3.6 lbs Lifter 0 frame 3.6 lbs. The surprise is a CHE one frame Bernard which was the lightest at 3.5 lbs.

Bill Murphy · 04-10-2011, 09:09 PM

OK, what's your point? Most guns of the same gauge and style weigh about the same. Did we doubt that? My favorite Parker 16 has 5 1/2 pound barrels, but I'm a little strange about big guns.

C.O.B. · 04-10-2011, 09:49 PM

Manufacture dates are from 1878 to 1903, different materials have different densities and perhaps methods of production evolve. I was surprised that the barrels on the one frame gun wern't heavier.

AmarilloMike · 04-10-2011, 10:06 PM

My 134XXX 16gauge VH has 28" barrels. The unstruck weight is 3-2 and the finished weight is 2-9. The gun weighs 5-14.

Best,

Mike

Herb · 04-10-2011, 10:07 PM

My 16ga on 0 frame damascus barrels (28") weighs 3.1lbs

John Truitt · 04-11-2011, 10:37 AM

Mr. Murphy,

What are those barrel lengths? Frame size for that kinda of 16 ga barrel wt.
That sounds like a real shooting iron and a keeper.