July 9, 2008, 03:13 PM | #1 |
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16 ga barrel question?
Looking at a Belgium made 16 ga SXS and under the barrels it is marked, 169 choke. It's marked the same on both barrels.
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July 9, 2008, 04:04 PM | #2 |
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This is just a wild guess, but if Europeans specify chokes by the amount of restriction, in micrometers, then 169 would signify .007 inches, which is a bit tighter than skeet.
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July 9, 2008, 04:46 PM | #3 |
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Braak! Wrong answer.
Means the bore diameters are both 16.9mm and the barrels are choked. Probably made after 1924, maybe in 1897-1898. Which we could probably figure out from other proof marks and gun characteristics. |
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Mr. Watson PM sent....?
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