how do you measure the barrel lenght of a double barrel side by side shotgun?

March 13th, 2010 by eranio

3 Responses

akluis
March 13th, 2010 at 12:42 am

Close the gun.

Take a dowel or other wooden rod and pot it in the barrel and slide it down until it hits the back of the chamber (it won’t go any further) Mark where the barrel ends. Remove rod, measure from end of rod to the mark.

that’s how the ATF will do it
dca2003311@yahoo.com
March 13th, 2010 at 12:42 am

* The same answer i gave you the first time you asked it.*
pagamenews
March 13th, 2010 at 12:42 am

Those are actually easest to measure. You go from the tip of the muzzle to the rear of the chamber area. This is how you measure all shotgun and rifle barrel lengths – it includes the chamber area.

Revolvers are the only firearms that only the barrel portion is measured. Pistol barrel length also includes the chamber area.