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Offline Nordnecker

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Question of barrel weight
« on: January 07, 2018, 04:06:46 PM »
If you had an original wrought iron barrel and made an exact copy of it it a modern alloy like 12L14, Wouldn't the new one weigh more?
How much more? Would it be noticeable in the finished gun?
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Offline mark esterly

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Re: Question of barrel weight
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2018, 04:17:42 PM »
would take more math than i'm up to this early.   http://www.coyotesteel.com/assets/img/PDFs/weightspercubicfoot.pdf
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Offline webradbury

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Re: Question of barrel weight
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2018, 04:18:32 PM »
Online resources show the same density of 7.87grams per cubic centimeter for iron and 12L14 steel.
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Offline t.caster

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Re: Question of barrel weight
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2018, 11:12:43 PM »
Or...if I remember my foundry days right, .283 lbs. per cu.in. for steel.
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