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| < 16ga. Guns Wanted or For Sale ~ Nice 16g pump- 870 Wingmaster |
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Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:04 am
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Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:20 am
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| The pictures of the barrel at the receiver tell the whole story. Look at the extra machining done to slim the barrel contour just ahead of the chamber section. You can bet there was some extra machining work done to remove weight from the receiver interior as well. Remington gave a damn in those days. They had to. The domestic competion was too fierce to ignore. Today, they just plain suck IMO. |
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Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:54 pm
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| 16gaugeguy wrote: |
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The pictures of the barrel at the receiver tell the whole story. Look at the extra machining done to slim the barrel contour just ahead of the chamber section. You can bet there was some extra machining work done to remove weight from the receiver interior as well. Remington gave a damn in those days. They had to. The domestic competion was too fierce to ignore. Today, they just plain suck IMO.
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They also drilled an extra hole in the buttstock to reduce weight and help balance the guns. I bet this one weighs about 6 1/2 pounds. |
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Dennis
Current 16ga. Stable
Browning Citori Gr I
Browning Belgium Sweet 16
A.H. Fox Sterlingworth
Remington 11-48
Remington 31
Remington 870
Geco/J.P. Sauer BLNE
Winchester Mod 12 |
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Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:36 am
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| Most of the wood used for the early 20 and the 16 gauge guns was especially chosen for light weight as well. I've seen some that is not walnut but appears to be banak. This is a Central American light weight wood from the balsa family. It has a light redish brown color which can be easily finished to look like light colored walnut or mahogany. Pound for pound, it is stronger, more resilient, and fills better than open grained, light weight black walnut sap wood. |
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