dob Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Hello chaps , I am after some advise, I have an urika AL391 and I am having trouble finding proof marks to see if it is ok for steel, all I can see on the barrel is high tensile steel and the symbols BT inside a square box. I can’t see a fleur de Leigh . i will try to put a photo up , does anybody know if it will be ok for steel? Thanks chaps . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Why not phone GMK ? I have found them to be very helpful whenever I have phoned them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Gmk be my first port of call too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueflame Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 The gun has 3” /76mm chambers but was only standard proofed. You should be ok to shoot steel cartridges with up to 1/2 choke , assuming the gun/barrels are in good order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 23 hours ago, Westley said: Why not phone GMK ? I have found them to be very helpful whenever I have phoned them. I second that despite what’s been said about GMK in other posts I have always found them really helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Page 14 might help…http://www.beretta.com/assets/12/29/Beretta_AL391_Urika_User_Manual.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dob Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Cheers old’un ,says that a code of sp would be on barrel which denotes steel proof so as mine doesn’t have it I guess steel is a no go . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) No, it’s the chokes you need to check for the SP, I have an urika AL391 and my chokes have the SP marking but the barrel does not. On the barrel it should say ‘quenched high tensile steel’ Edited September 10, 2019 by old'un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 46 minutes ago, dob said: Cheers old’un ,says that a code of sp would be on barrel which denotes steel proof so as mine doesn’t have it I guess steel is a no go . If that is a gun in good condition, I would use any 3" steel cartridge through it. Steel proofing is merely a test, a bit like a car mot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, motty said: If that is a gun in good condition, I would use any 3" steel cartridge through it. Steel proofing is merely a test, a bit like a car mot. Would that also be the case if the chokes were not marked SP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, old'un said: Would that also be the case if the chokes were not marked SP? I don't think chokes are relevant. SP markings do not mean steel proof. As far as I am aware, there is no proofing for chokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, motty said: I don't think chokes are relevant. SP markings do not mean steel proof. As far as I am aware, there is no proofing for chokes. They do on the urika AL391, read page 14..http://www.beretta.com/assets/12/29/Beretta_AL391_Urika_User_Manual.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, old'un said: They do on the urika AL391, read page 14..http://www.beretta.com/assets/12/29/Beretta_AL391_Urika_User_Manual.pdf I think that is just what Beretta call some of their chokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, motty said: I think that is just what Beretta call some of their chokes. No, SP on Beretta chokes stands for ‘Steel Proof’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 41 minutes ago, old'un said: No, SP on Beretta chokes stands for ‘Steel Proof’ What are they proofed to? They are very much unlikely to be steel proofed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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