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Originally Posted by Rick Losey
with the steel used in some of the 50's/60's Spanish guns- can't be thick enough
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Thats the thing I dont know how much the quality varied with all the different 10 ga Spanish doubles of the 60s .
Heres the one I was referring to being a reamed out Spanish 10 ga
http://www.dogsanddoubles.com/2019/0...sxs-plus-ammo/
I knew a gunsmith who used to make 8 gauge barrels from the H&R single shot 10 gauges , he said he proof tested them to 22k psi but stopped there which is well above what shotguns produced . He said it was too expensive though reaming the bores and getting the bore smooth enough . It wasnt a good business venture to spend 600$ reaming and polishing a 200$ shotgun .
Still a 14lb 10 gauge is pretty hefty , I think the heavy Spanish ones are usually what around 11lbs ?
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