Front Bead measurement

[B. Dudley]

Usually when barrel lengths are odd measurements, that would be in the very early days. And the bead location can vary in those days as well. Eventually the bead position did become much more consistent. However, I cannot definitively say that every one is exactly “x” distance.

The easiest way to tell if a barrel has been cut is the appearance of the muzzle, the termination of the matting (if matted) and the presence of choke.

[John Bastiani]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Usually when barrel lengths are odd measurements, that would be in the very early days. And the bead location can vary in those days as well. Eventually the bead position did become much more consistent. However, I cannot definitively say that every one is exactly “x” distance.

The easiest way to tell if a barrel has been cut is the appearance of the muzzle, the termination of the matting (if matted) and the presence of choke.

Weren't the later guns especially the Remington Parkers more consistent with the bead location than the early guns? The matting on the ribs seems to vary on where they terminated it on several guns that I have looked at.