Posted by Doug Ross
on March 21, 2012, 3:25 pm, in reply to "Re: "R" Suffix"
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My late Dad's first shotgun is a Field Grade 16 Gauge, Curtis Forend, 30" Barrels (M&F) with double triggers and 3 position safety; Ser.# 69474 R. I just dropped it off at gunsmith to have chambers lengthened to 2 3/4" as well as forcing cone lengthening/polishing. Gunsmith described it as being manufactured in 1913 and a "heavy version". He said that following models after the "R" were marketed as "featherweights", although they weighed about the same as the "R".
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