Don’t fret. It’s quite common for barrels to measure under the ‘whole number’ by an eigth, and occasionally more. Barrels were assembled, in the rough, and once soldered together, the tubes may not have ended up perfectly flush with each other, and also may have required minor facing when being fitted to a receiver.
There are a few sets of barrels floating around in the hands of members, and I have been surprised how precisely they were soldered together, albeit gobs of solder may have been present prior to striking. I have often wondered if the individual tubes were possibly slightly longer to accommodate finish filing, a I do recall a set which had the proper termination, but measured just less than an eigth overs 30”.
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