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It's about 1/4 ". I've seen narrow ribs and standard wider ribs on gauges 12 through 20. I don't have a 28 or a 410, so I wouldn't know. I have 16's with and without. I don't think it makes any difference in target alignment but the narrow rib looks nice .
By the way, as an upland game bird hunter, the 32" barrels are too unwieldy for me and swing too slow. I've shot Kansas pheasant with it, once, then back to the 28" 16. It's nice for trap though. |
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08-20-2017, 07:11 PM
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The more finely tapered ribs are far less common. My guess would be fewer than 10% even of the smaller gauges have the narrow rib.
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08-20-2017, 07:21 PM
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Just for the sake of comparison, my 3 other 20's have rib measurements at the muzzle of 0.32, 0.32, 0.34, and all of them have 28 inch barrels.
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08-21-2017, 03:21 PM
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Maybe I have missed it on here, but never quite understood the duck club fascination with 20s.
Course I have never understood shooting anything smaller than a 12 anyway.
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08-21-2017, 04:31 PM
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I just like a lighter gun with a little less clobber on the back end.
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08-21-2017, 04:56 PM
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Edwin L. Hedderly was the editor of Western Field magazine, published in California. He wrote extensively about his smallbore, long barrel, Parkers. He got 32-inch barrel DHE-Grades in 20- and 28-gauge in 1911, then upgraded to 32-inch barrel A1-Specials in 16- and 20-gauge in 1912, paid for by advertising in the magazine. He ordered his guns with No Safety. His 16-gauge was pictured in Baer's books and was on the cover of the September 1966, Guns & Ammo --
Guns & Ammo, September 1966.jpg One of his A1 Specials from a period Western Field -- Hedderly A1-Special from Western Field.jpg Later he was on the California Game Commission, which may well have continued his influence on the movers and shakers in the clubs. |
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08-21-2017, 05:07 PM
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My but grip on that A1-S on the cover of G&A is well worn! I'm sure Hedderly gave it a lot of use.
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08-21-2017, 05:39 PM
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....and not a hint of bluing wear on the barrels. Makes ya wonder if he didn't do some stock alteration on his own.
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