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Barrel Interchangeability

Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 4:10 pm
by Hayes
Can a 12g Sterlingworth barrel be readily fitted to a 12g A Grade gun?

Re: Barrel Interchangeability

Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 4:22 pm
by Silvers
Short answer: assuming the critical dimensions work out, a Sterlingworth barrel can be made to work on a graded frame by an expert.... but it will take some effort and even then the forend fastening system is different - so you'll end up with a hybrid... neither fish nor fowl.

Without "fitting" by an accomplished gunsmith, the chance of another Fox barrel interchanging readily and PROPERLY on a different frame of the same gauge, is very, very close to zero. "Fitting" involves a lot more than having the barrels held down by the bolt, and the lever being centered or right of center. Very intricate work, best left to an expert. Silvers

Re: Barrel Interchangeability

Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 6:29 pm
by Hayes
Thanks for the prompt, albeit discouraging, reply. I hope that I can locate an A Grade barrel set. I have several lines in the water but no hits yet.