Min Bbl Thickness - for woods usage (grouse/wc)

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by David Deck

This has been a good discussion on thinner barrel walls. Now, does anyone know a reliable gunsmith who will backbone to leave the walls a little thinner than 0.030? I have a nice 12 gauge DHE on a #1 frame that is still too muzzle heavy with wall thickness of 0.031. I would like it backboard to say 0.027-8, but can 't find anyone to do it.

Briley does it.

[David Deck]

Thanks Dean. I'll call Mike this week.

[David Deck]

Edgar,

I know Jess Briley did this work at less than 0.030 MWT for me several times, but the last I checked his successors wanted to be lawyer-proof at 0.035.