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Any idea how long these have been are around? While going through a 1980 Shooter's Bible, I noticed that Rottweil had a picture of tube sets next to their "American Skeet Model" O/U. They state: "The First shotgun specifically designed for tube sets."
Showing my ignorance here, but I actually thought these were a more recent development.
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Invented by Clyde Purbaugh in 1957! The tube sets were made for the gun not the other way around.
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Invented by Clyde Purbaugh in 1957! The tube sets were made for the gun not the other way around. Claude, actually.  A 1978 ad from American Shotgunner... 
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I had Claude open the chokes on my first sxs, a BSS 12g. I believe he was in Monrovia, CA or somewhere there against the mountains
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His Remington 1100 conversion was another interesting concept. Took a standard frame 20 and put a liner in the barrel and reworked the action. Made a heck of a skeet gun. But reliability was less than perfect. You know, nothing bothers a clay shooter than one gun malfunction. Repeated several times in a day or even week and even the best gun was off the the smith or sold down the road. Still see it today.
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What a horrible liar my memory is, I can mentally see his name written as Clyde.
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ever' once in a while, I see someone pedling a set of his tubes around the range.
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TTBOMK, Purbaugh made the first successful sub gauge tubes for shotguns, using aluminum. I think he had worked in the aircraft industry and learned about working with aluminum. Tube inserts for rifle cartridges were available long before that, though.
And yes, he was in Monrovia. He spawned quite an industry. Skeet master was run by a former employee. He had two sons, Bill and Jerry, who ran the bid'ness for a while after Claude retired. He's gone now, like the San Gabriel Valley Gun Club.
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Claude built my conversion 1100 in .410. It is a darn sight more reliable than the original factory 1100 .410s. My 28 gauge 870SC Purbaugh conversion is without a malfunction in I can't imagine how many years. I bought my Purbaugh .410 at an auction where it was advertised as a 20 gauge because that's what it said on the Remington barrel. No one took the time to look down the barrel.
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the former employee to claude that branched out was dick gonser. dick made skeetmaster tubes. dick got the cancer and sold off his business to me as a military retirement gift in 1999. I currently have all the remining stock and corp records to his business. dick passed away in Glendora ca in 2012. im aging now, and I never was able to pursue my dream of relaunching it. if anyone knows of any young inspiring barrel smiths wanting to jump into the trade, id be glad to give them a boost. lmk..... https://www.gunauction.com/buy/16244173
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