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Barrel fitment..

Posted by Jerry VanHorn on October 28, 2025, 8:33 am
Edited by board administrator October 28, 2025, 10:56 am

I have a nice 16 Field..(Marlin/High Rib). In the past..BUBBA took it upon himself to whack barrels at 20".Can an earlier Hunter era barrel be fitted ?. I have had 2 barrels fitted on Parker's..but not sure about LCs..Any thoughts welcome..Thanks..JV..........

Re: Barrel fitment..

Posted by Dan Wildhaber on October 28, 2025, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Barrel fitment.."

Jerry
Although you might make 'em fit from a functional standpoint, I doubt you could get a smooth anesthetically pleasing transition between the frame and the tubes.
If you don't have that, it won't make you happy.

Re: Barrel fitment..

Posted by Drew Hause on October 28, 2025, 4:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Barrel fitment.."

Dan's excellent point is that the new barrels would need to also have the Single Sighting Plane rib

Non-SSP top rib extension

SSP

Re: Barrel fitment..

Posted by Dan Wildhaber on October 28, 2025, 8:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Barrel fitment.."

Drew,
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
I was just speculating.
Your excellent pics leave no doubt.

Re: Barrel fitment..

Posted by jerry vanHorn on October 29, 2025, 7:52 am, in reply to "Re: Barrel fitment.."

Thanks guys..That's kind of what I thought..Too bad BUBBA got it first..j..

Re: Barrel fitment..

Posted by Dan Wildhaber on October 29, 2025, 10:37 am, in reply to "Re: Barrel fitment.."

There's one out there Jerry; you've just got to find it.
I don't know if ebay and gunbroker are as productive as they once were but I've found many barrels there.

SSP breech

Posted by Drew Hause on October 29, 2025, 10:43 am, in reply to "Re: Barrel fitment.."
Edited by board administrator October 29, 2025, 10:44 am

I always have learned best from pics Dan

Non-SSP breech

SSP

Re: SSP breech

Posted by jay baskette on November 2, 2025, 3:10 pm, in reply to "SSP breech"

Jerry, I had acquired a 20 gauge with a similar issue with barrels some time back. I got lucky, and found a pair within 1000 serial numbers that snapped right on my receiver. The closer a serial number you can find to the one on your gun, the better chance you'll have of matching it up, SSP option non-withstanding.

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