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Unread 07-28-2023, 06:59 PM   #1
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Correct. Both are fluid steel.
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Not quite so Harry. Through metallurgical testing, depending on who manufactured the fluid steel barrels Parker bought, different but similar formulas were used.





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Wry good information fellers thanks it’s helped a lot and I know I’ll be learning a ton more as well! Thanks!
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This means the barrel tubes were assembled under Parker Bros. ownership but taken from stock and finished under Remington ownership.





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