'bbl' ???

[ZAC]

I've searched and searched but can't find the definition.

What exactly does the term 'bbl' or 'heavy bbl' mean on mossberg's web site?

ex:
12
51660
(590A1)
20" bead, Hvy bbl, metal guard & safety
CYL BORE SYNTHETIC $506.

Thanks,
Zac

[9mmMike]

'bbl' is short for barrel. I do not know why but then a trivia king, I ain't.
Kinda like lb. for pound, I guess.
Mike

[ZAC]

Thanks much!

ZAC

[JohnBT]

bbl = blue barrel
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"The "bbl" did originate with Rockerfeller. Because of fraud and the different size of available barrels, he painted his barrels blue and certified that his blue barrels always had 42 gallons of oil in them.

Because he ruled the transportation part of the oil business in the early days, bbl became the standard measurement.

I reviewed sources of this information in my monthly column at Hydrocarbon Processing magazine, the July 2002 issue."

Bill Crowley
Contributing Editor
HPInternet

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One of the many things cluttering my hard drive.

John

[WhoKnowsWho]

I see bbl all the time, and I can't get it to connect with barrel... for some reason I think bubble... then shake my head and connect with barrel. Strange...

[TarpleyG]

JohnBT,

bbl=blu barrel??? Then why do they also use it for carburetors?

GT

[JohnBT]

Probably just one of those things. It started in the oil industry as a statement of quality backed by Rockefeller and made it's way over into everyday usage.

John

[CZ 75 BD]

Waiting for someone to ask "What's a carburetor?"