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Does my 500 Roadblocker have a heavy walled barrel ?

st1264

.270 WIN
This is a discontinued model and no longer on Mossberg's website. Was looking through my boxes and found the label for my 500 Roadblocker... is it a heavy walled barrel? The functional muzzle brake works well and the terrible PG is long gone, Raptor grip is much better.

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590A1 pictured alongside
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On the Canadian gun forum, a shotgun accessory manufacturer is claiming that it is a cheaper made (overseas contracted out) heavy barrel. Says he met them at Shot Show. Whether this is correct or not, I cannot say.
 
The only other place I know of making parts for OFM is Mexico though some of the other lines are imported, like Mossberg international.
 
I was under the impression that the mossberg threaded barrels are required to be a least a little thicker than standard barrels to make up from the metal carved out for the threading.
 
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