1889 barrel length?
1889 barrel length?
I am looking at buying a 1889 12 gauge with 28" barrelsis this the length they came from the factory?
Re: 1889 barrel length?
According to Semmer's book Remington Double Shotguns 30 and 32" barrels were offered. However Semmer does mention at least one 28" barrel. Remington would build to order so a 28" barrel is possible. As an aside, the 1889 was offered in three grades off the shelf which differed mainly in barrel material. No.1 has decarbonized steel, No. 2 has twist steel and the most expensive No. 3 has damascus. The grade is stamped on the water table to the left of the S/N.
Grades 4 and greater were available via special order.
Your best bet would to mic the bores to see if there is any choke left.
Grades 4 and greater were available via special order.
Your best bet would to mic the bores to see if there is any choke left.
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Re: 1889 barrel length?
In the early Remington Arms Co. catalogs, through April 1897, the Model 1889 hammer double was offered in 10- and 12-gauges with 30- or 32-inch barrels. By the 1898 catalog, the 16-gauge had been added to the offerings with 28-, 30- and 32-inch barrels and 28-inch barrels were added to the 12-gauge offerings. Between the 1905-06 and the first 1906 Remington Arms Co. catalog the 32-inch 16-gauge barrels were dropped from the offerings. From 1906 to the end the offerings were 10-gauge with 30- and 32-inch barrels, 12-gauge with 28-, 30- and 32-inch barrels and 16-gauge with 28- and 30-inch barrels.
Re: 1889 barrel length?
So it will depend on year of manufacture to see if 28" barrels were offered that year. Was the barrel length marked anywhere? Seems like there are a few markings I have read about. Serial number, choke, grade.
Re: 1889 barrel length?
Barrel length is not marked. The S/N is stamped on the water table with the grade stamped just to the left of the S/N. Grades 1 - 3 were offered off the shelf with grades 4 and higher being special order.
The choke has to be calculated using the pellet counts found stamped on the barrel lug. Usually two characters are stamped with a leading 3 assumed. Remington used 1 1/4 oz loads of #8 shot fired at a 30" circle from 40 yards to determine choke. For example, as there are 511 pellets in a 1 1/4 oz load a pellet count of 346 would indicate a IM choke (346/511 = 68%).
We will need the S/N to determine production year.
The choke has to be calculated using the pellet counts found stamped on the barrel lug. Usually two characters are stamped with a leading 3 assumed. Remington used 1 1/4 oz loads of #8 shot fired at a 30" circle from 40 yards to determine choke. For example, as there are 511 pellets in a 1 1/4 oz load a pellet count of 346 would indicate a IM choke (346/511 = 68%).
We will need the S/N to determine production year.