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The Remington 17 with the short barrel installed only weighs 6 lbs, too...must have killed 10,000 birds, feathered and clay, with the thing back when I was guiding, and all the little kids, and, sometimes, mom or dad too, used it at gun safety class to blast their first clay pigeon.

I guess I can't imagine someone built like Jesse Ventura shooting with light guns, but, I can't imagine hunting with someone like him, either....
Best,
Ted

Just a little more information on this subject. I measured some wall thicknesses on a 1934 and 1938 16 ga., 28" NS. The older is bored at .662 and the newer one at .670. The difference in wall thickness ran from .006 to .008 with the heavier walls in the older gun. These measurements are pretty sketchy, just taken in one line at 4" intervals. However, if you add all that up, the newer barrels calculate to about 4.5 oz less than the older ones. The measured weight difference in these two in just under 6 oz.

So, if any conclusion can be drawn, it appears that Ithaca made significantly lighter barrels in conjunction with the third frame style.

Roy, I think you've nailed it on the head! My very late 16 with the last frame style (stepped) must have the thinner tubes. It handles much quicker than the 1923 gun (and kicks a hell of a lot harder with 1 oz. loads). And so I'll use the heavy one for doves and the light one for fast flushing upland game. Thanks a lot for your valued input. Choper