Back to load development, bull barrels? commercial cources?

[cpileri]

Now that deer season is over, i am picking up where I left off.

Couple questions:

Any commerical, especially off-the-shelf, sources for

Bull barrel 20ga and 12ga SMOOTH bores?

I know the savage 220 and 210/212 and the NEF USH in 12ga are good in rifled bores. but any smoothies qualify for strength of action and barrel/muzzle thickness; making them a candidate for "bore rifle' performance loads?

thanks,
C-

[FullTang]

Hi C,

Not exactly a bull barrel, but the Benelli Nova (all barrel lengths) has a standard 3.5" chamber, so it can shoot at 14,000 psi all day long; I suppose any "magnum" shotgun will do the same, and allow you to run those higher pressures. I use my Nova to test most of my new loads, since it gives me a nice margin for error compared to my 2.75 and 3" guns. The barrel doesn't look especially heavy---in fact, my Nova Tactical is quite light compared to a similar Mossberg 500 or Rem 870. The chamber end is very heavy and thick, though, and the steel is obviously very high quality.

FullTang

[jmort]

PM Ed, he would know

[cpileri]

I did. Will see what he says.
C-

[cpileri]

here is a guy who made one!!!


http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=589457

[hubel458]

I did some with 4140 chro-molly high strength, thickwall seamless tubing.
Had to just ream them out little, one to to .729" and some to .585".Ed

[Hogtamer]

Cp, that's some awesome artillery!

[cpileri]

Yeah that guy made EXACTLY what I am looking for. I wonder if he'd sell it...
C-

[cpileri]

Anyone know how thick (diameter) the muzzle is on a 20ga Ultra Slug hunter heavy barrel?

I might have a bead on one, and want ot know if it will do for load testing. I did want a Savage 220, but... later.
C-

[bikerbeans]

C-,

my 24" USH 20ga measures approx. 0.875" at the muzzle so wall thickness is about .125". If you are thinking about Ed's bull barrel loads then from experience I can tell you the gun will handle them better than the shooter.:bigsmyl2:


BB

[cpileri]

BB-
Yup, that's what I am thinking...
Next "test thread" by me will include more 20ga results, if this trade goes through.
C-