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Offline Jeffery8mm

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44 handi barrel question
« on: January 23, 2008, 12:02:31 PM »
My handi is a 44 extractor with a serial number of NW.  What year is this and it is one of the older overbore ones??  I havent slugged it as of yet.
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Re: 44 handi barrel question
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2008, 01:18:56 PM »
Production year info can be found in the FAQs, I think W=2007. ;) You'll still want to slug it, Marlin didn't make all the barrels produced/fitted in 2007, those made in late 2006/early 2007 can still be overbore since a run of barrels can be 50-100 barrels depending on their order quantity and may last quite a while, depending on sales.

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Re: 44 handi barrel question
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2008, 05:53:02 PM »
FAQ's indicates that "w" is a 2006 barrel.

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Re: 44 handi barrel question
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2008, 04:27:50 AM »
 Am I correct in assuming that any barrel ordered now will be one of the new tighter bored ones?  I ordered one three weeks ago.  My blood pressure couldn't stand another of the old ones.:)

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