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You won't know if it is a light modified or cylinder bore until
a bore gauge with a dial indicator is run down the barrel
2-3 inches.
Don't forget choke is bore diameter vs choke dia.
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Very true! I found that each barrel on mine is stamped with an 18,2, which I think equates to 18.2 mm bore diameter, or .716 inch. So, those would be tight 12 gauge bores. Cylinder bore after all, it seems, if I'm right about the 18,2 stamps on the barrels. The barrels are 28" long as well, and I read that those longer barrels were more often cylinder bore.
:correction: I read that the longer barreled Pedersoli shotguns were cylinder one side, modified on the other. The shorter barreled shotguns were cylinder both sides. Since both of the muzzle diameters are the same, I'm thinking that the 18,2 is just the muzzle diameter on both sides. Weird. I'm just going to have to run some paper wads down it, and see if they get loose down in the bore...
:correction2: The stamps on my barrels are 18,3 ... not 18,2 as stated above. So nominal diameter of the barrels is .720" and muzzles are .715". Slight choke in the skeet range.