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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Help from the Sterlingworth Society-Utica chapter |
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Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:07 am
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Hey Sterlingworth Society members: Have some confusion re: brl markings.
The Galazan's catalogue has the serial #s and date of production in the back or you could PM me.
What markings are on your gun's brls 
Mine was made after 39' and the R brl is: Special Alloy-----Forged Steel (Not Sterlingworth Fluid Compressed Steel)
L brl: Savage Arms Corporation. Utica. NY. USA
Proof Tested----16 gauge
-2 3/4 inch chamber-
It'd be hard to know what the original chamber length was if not so marked because lots of guns have been lengthened BUT it would be nice to know if any Utica guns are out there with 2 and 9/16 chambers.
Sure hope Savage didn't use some Stevens 311 brls in the later years 
Brls measure .657
Thanks guys 
No doubt there's some Fox-o-phile out there who has all the answers but it is sorta fun investigating this. |
Last edited by revdocdrew on Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:34 am
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What's up with this Drew? You have so many Sterlingworth Society members, that now you have to start a seperate Utica Chapter.  |
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Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:23 pm
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I had my grand dads '36 Utica at the sporting range last summer and talked to the gunsmith that runs the place.He's an older fellow who collects a few sxs guns himself. He told me that the Utica guns all had 2 3/4" chambers. I also recall reading something to that effect in Macintosh's book or in the Double Gun Journal.Anyways,they are a peach of a gun aren't they?  |
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Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:29 pm
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Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:26 pm
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Good stuff, Rev; thanks. Researcher over there is really helpful, knowledgeable, and doesn't look down his nose at "dumb" questions. Not that yours were, of course , but some of mine have been!
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:40 pm
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| Drew, you can tell that Savage did not use Stevens barrels on their SW's from the way the guns handle. They do not feel like the proverbial pig on a shovel. |
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:03 am
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| There you go, Larry, picking on those poor ol' Stevens guns again ! |
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:54 am
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Either that or Larry is referring to an extra large corn dog.  "Can we super size that for you?" |
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:15 am
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| Just joined the SW Society, Utica Chapter--again. As a result of some trading, now have a 1933 SW 16. Looks like a Philly gun--smaller forend, capped PG. But I gotta do something about those chokes. 15/32 are WAY too tight for my purposes. Weight is 6/3 with 28" barrels. Right in there with my Greener and Francotte 16's. |
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