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Sterlingworth barrel weight question
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:40 pm
by mojave30cal
The barrels on my 1928 Philly Sterlingworth weigh exactly 3 1/2 lbs.
What barrel weight number would that make them? 1,2,3 or 4??
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:39 am
by Silvers
Hello Mojave, what gauge and barrel length is your gun? Silvers
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:00 pm
by mojave30cal
Oops, sorry! It's a 12 ga. with 30 inch barrels.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:22 pm
by Silvers
Assuming your scale is accurate, I'd say they are 3-weight. Silvers
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:25 pm
by Fin2Feather
Supposedly the weights given are before striking, so I'd say Silvers is right; 3-weight. I don't know how much effect striking has on weight (any opinions here?); my 12ga 28" barrels weigh 3lbs-7.1 oz and I've always assumed they're #3's.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:34 pm
by mojave30cal
Well, my scales are accurate, but the barrel length is 28 instead of 30
inches. Sorry. It seems the guy I bought my Sterlingworth from can't
use a measuring device worth a damn! I took him at his word. It's
still a very nice 12 ga. though and it should be a great shooter.
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:06 pm
by Silvers
Mojave, do you know what the bore size is? If the barrels were honed the actual weight won't tell you much. Silvers
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:31 pm
by mojave30cal
Yeah, they were honed from Mod/Full to Imp. Cyl/Mod. Hope that
answers your question.
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:53 pm
by Silvers
Mojave, no - were the barrel bores honed out? Not the chokes. Honing would make the barrels lighter in terms of mass - pounds and ounces.
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:32 am
by mojave30cal
Sorry, I don't know the answer to that question.
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:15 pm
by james-l
I have an AE 12 ga with #2 30' barrels, serial is 32981, they weigh 3lb 7.5oz on an accurate scale.Barrels are without ejector blades and cocking mechanism, the bores are .726 and chokes .691, so I would assume they have not been messed with FWIW
Jim