10ga barrel weight

[Roundsworth]

My 1879 Lifter 10 has 32" barrels marked 6-3. The gun is made on a '3' frame.

[Bill Murphy]

I have measured the wall thickness on a #6 frame ten. The least wall thickness is .100". If the .775" ten gauge bores were enlarged to .835" eight gauge diameter, the minimum wall thickness would be .070, plenty for a safe eight gauge. That gun weighs 13 pounds, 8 ounces.

[Smoothebore]

I have a 1883 10ga checkhook lifter, 32", 3 frame, marked 5-6.

Dave