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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland
my davenport 8 ga has 36 inch barrel the wight of it is 12 1/2 lbs...barrel is like you say very thick....a few of these old davenports had 40 inch barrels on them...wish mine were 40 inch 48 inch would be better.....my old gun has a 4 inch chamber in it maybe someday i will get some brass shellls this length made for it...i have a 3 3/4 inch brass shell i load up sometimes and shoot....its a hoot.....charlie
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Thats a heavy Davenport , ive only seen 3 of them for sale though and they weighed in the 10lb range . Though the sellers could be guessing at the weight of them . I cant see how a 8 ga barrel with .120 minimal wall thickness at 36" long would weigh only 10lbs haha . My 10 gauge h&r i used to have weighed that much with a 24" barrel .
Charlie I seen a EM Reilly 8 ga double with 45" barrels at a English auction last month . It looked pretty crazy with barrels that long . You could always have a 45" 8 ga barrel fitted to your Davenport . Rice makes them up to 45" .
Theres a company called Robinson brass I believe that can make 8 ga brass but you have to order 50 cases .
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