Joe: Glad that plug worked out for you. I'm away from a decent scale, so I can't report on the exact weight of my two barrels. What I do remember is the surprising difference in weight between them. Two-inches shouldn't weigh 3-ounces.
Tim: This "new" to me barrel has obviously been heavily honed, as it started life as a full-choked unit and now only has 8-points of constriction left. I had to re-set the bead down almost a quarter-inch to get it flush with the barrel (which involved a bit of grinding to keep things flush internally).
That weight difference was surprisingly obvious on the dove opener here. The gun handles very differently for me now. It should still be fine for ruffed grouse, but for passing shots I'll need to work with it a bit (or use the longer, modified barrel), as I'm slashing through most of my shots now.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 09/06/14 08:37 PM.
