Author Topic: 45-70 barrel on hr shotgun  (Read 580 times)

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Offline rmurf

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45-70 barrel on hr shotgun
« on: November 30, 2010, 04:43:31 AM »
i have a 45-70 barrel it fits on my old 410 hr shotgun would it be safe to shoot

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Re: 45-70 barrel on hr shotgun
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 05:17:59 AM »
H&R won't fit 45-70 barrels to shotgun frames, but the Model 155 H&R Shikari 45-70 came on a cast iron shotgun type frame, it was limited to trapdoor loads only. It depends on how old your shotgun is, what's the serial number prefix letter(s) on the shotgun frame?

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