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Offline frogwalking

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Barrel Weight
« on: November 25, 2013, 12:16:20 AM »
I gave my old Dixie catalog to my grandson.  Can someone look up a 54 cal. bbl, 15/16 accross flats, and tell me what the weight per inch is?   

Thanks.

Frog
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galamb

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Re: Barrel Weight
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2013, 01:02:47 AM »
About 2.18 (2.2) ounces per inch..
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necchi

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Re: Barrel Weight
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2013, 04:52:56 AM »
A 36" GM 54 15/16 is 4.9 pounds
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Offline B Shipman

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Re: Barrel Weight
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2013, 07:47:36 AM »
I'd never do it. I'd feel I was building a time bomb.
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Offline gwill

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Re: Barrel Weight
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2013, 02:21:17 PM »
Please explain. I assume you're referring to the barrel wall thickness. I'm not building a .54 but I have a 3/4" .32 caliber barrel on order and the math is only slightly better.

No intent to hijack this thread. Just wanting to understand.
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Offline frogwalking

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Re: Barrel Weight
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2013, 04:51:22 PM »
Quote from: B Shipman on November 25, 2013, 07:47:36 AM
I'd never do it. I'd feel I was building a time bomb.
 ???????  What is it that you never do?  Give your old Dixie catalog to your grandson?  (You're right;  That could be a time bomb.)
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Offline Kermit

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Re: Barrel Weight
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2013, 05:53:05 PM »
Glad I'm not the only one confused!  :-\
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Offline Don Getz

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Re: Barrel Weight
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2013, 04:36:53 PM »
Come on Billie, you've driven that Beemer too many times with the top down.   No problem with a 15/16" barrel in 54 cal.
The walls on that barrel are thicker than a 13/16" in 50 cal.    In a barrel this light one should be careful with the dovetails,
or solder the underlugs on.  If you had been around some of the state shoots of 20 years ago you might remember a guy by
the name of Lonnie Seitz.   He shot a 50 cal. gun, 13/16" straight barrel, and shot it with a light load.  He won more than his
share with this light gun...........Don
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