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Offline Old Griz

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« on: May 07, 2005, 10:45:07 AM »
:cb2: Just curious. A regular 4 inch 629 weighs 41.5 ounces. The new 4 inch .41 Mountain Gun weighs 43 ounces. Why would a slimmed down Mountain Gun weigh more than a regular N-frame with the same barrel length?
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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2005, 02:46:04 PM »
Caliber. The size of the holes in the barrel and chambers is smaller in the .41?
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2005, 02:47:45 PM »
Maybe the barrel weight is equalized, & cylinder is a bit heavier, due to the smaller bore diameter of the .41.....

Just a guess.
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2005, 07:44:41 PM »
:cb2: I wondered about that. I don't reload, but I seem to remember seeing that the diameter of the .44 was only .429 and the .41 is .410. I didn't think that little difference would more than offset the thick barrel of the 629 and the thinner "pencil" barrel of the mountain gun.

But hey—if I really knew, I wouldn't be askin'!  :eek:  :)
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