« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2012, 02:49:08 PM »
DH#1,
The only Pardner barrel I have right now is a 27.5" 12 ga with fixed mod. choke. The hole for the front bead is drilled completely through the barrel and the base of the bead stud is slightly protruding into the bore.
No big deal because this barrel is scheduled for surgery and will be a shorty before I ever fire it. I am not sure if this barrel will get a front fire sight and a rear ghost ring/peep or if I will just install a short custom base and a red dot. The rear sight and or base will go on the chamber swell and be soldered. The front sight, if I install one, will be a D/T with hole(s) through the barrel into the bore but I don't think I will leave the screw end sticking into the bore.
IMHO, and apparently HR1871's opinion as well, a hole through the barrel at the MUZZLE end is no big deal as there is not much pressure in that section of the barrel. A D/T through the chamber swell could be an issue either structurally or just in causing problems with hull ejection.
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