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Pope barrel marking
Nov 30th, 2019 at 1:39am
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Please explain 25/0 marking
  
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Re: Pope barrel marking
Reply #1 - Nov 30th, 2019 at 5:39pm
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Never saw one like that. Could mean a 25" twist, no gain. What is the caliber?
Is there a Pope number? That would be the barrel number in his shop log. Is it a False Muzzle Barrel? What action is it? Lot of questions I know but all of these could have an affect. FITZ. OLD TUCK. Smiley
  
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Re: Pope barrel marking
Reply #2 - Nov 30th, 2019 at 7:29pm
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In my limited experience, Pope stamps in the form of "X/X" were used to indicate gain twist rates.  Therefore, while it's an odd way to do it, Old Tuck is likely right that "25/0" should be interpreted as a uniform 25" twist.

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Re: Pope barrel marking
Reply #3 - Nov 30th, 2019 at 9:37pm
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That is a code Pope used for settings on his rifling machine. It does not tell what the twist rate was.



  
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Re: Pope barrel marking
Reply #4 - Nov 30th, 2019 at 11:15pm
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If a 22 Short, that is a 1-in-25" twist, not gain (hence the '0'), barrel. As that is how my Pope high wall is marked.
  
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