Following up to close this out, eightbore was kind enough to measure the Braddell's barrels at the Chantilly VA gun show last weekend.

  • Breech ID RH 0.738" LH 0.743"
  • Mid ID RH 0.738" LH 0.736"
  • Choke RH 0.006" LH 0.038"
  • Chamber thickness about 0.110-0.120"
  • Barrel thickness was no less than 0.030", and mostly over 0.035"


So that's all positive; with some dents worked out and some RST shells I will don some goggles and try it out at some point. Thanks to all for your help and information - I've learned a lot and really appreciate it.