The receiver & barrel do not attract magnet. The magazine tube and choke device attract magnet.I suggest you check that aluminum barrel with a magnet.
Winchester model 59. I have one. My grandfather's Quail gun.paulsj
Never heard of an aluminum shotgun barrel. I seem to recall Winchester many years ago made a semi-auto with fiberglass spun over a real thin steel barrel. Don't know if any manufacturer ever tried making one with an aluminum barrel though.
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The 80 series semi auto had a friction ring, similar to the A5. I've only seen the semi in .410, however. Never seen a Noble semi auto in any other gauge. I had one of the .410's about 25 years ago, picked it up at a gun show for $50. It was a fun little squirrel gun. I always see the pumps in 12 &20 at shows, never seen one with an aluminum barrel. As Virginian said, not possible with the metallurgy then, or now. Non-ferrous, certainly, but not aluminum.Is that a semi auto, or a pump? The semi autos were recoil operated if I remember right, and I don't know how you would need to set the mechanism for light or heavy loads.
Whatever alloy the barrel is, I would bet it is not aluminum. Maybe austenitic stainless steel. State of the art for aluminum manufacturing back then would have required a very thick barrel, and even today aluminum would still have to be thick; it just isn't that strong, not even Ford's "military grade" whatever that is. Allowable shotshell pressures have not changed in forever so it should be safe to shoot with any 2-3/4" shells, although as noted it will likely have a kick. Receiver is aluminum if I remember right, because the bolt locks into the barrel, not the receiver. I vaguely remember these.
Is that a semi auto, or a pump? The semi autos were recoil operated if I remember right, and I don't know how you would need to set the mechanism for light or heavy loads.
Jaguar, my brother and I both have one of these shotguns. They were given to us by our grandfather who was a CPA in the corporate office of Reynolds Metals in Richmond, VA. We remember him telling us something about them being made especially for Nobel with aluminum. Yes they weigh about 4 lbs. and have aluminum barrels. Would love to have a copy of the article you mentioned from Gun digest.The 69 and 70 Gun Digest's say alloy, but the 68 has a small write up about the Noble guns by George Nonte and staff.
The review says barrel and receiver and many other parts are of Reynolds aluminum alloys. The 20 gauge pump is listed at a bare 4 1/2 pounds.
I to have seen the Noble pumps, but with the steel barrels.
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