In case some are confused, because I was, here are two different Sterling barrel fitment situations. These guns are 30 years apart in age.
This is the OG. The brass part threads in, the flange on the steel part is cut flat on one side to avoid the barrel. These have their own barrel type. Palmer made some once.
This is the newer style. As you can see that the barrel is THICK on these, as wide as the body, and the flange has been moon sectioned out to meet it perfectly. This boxes in the whole structure making it slightly stronger and slightly less dependent on the screw. It also makes sure the screw hole is perfectly clocked straight through. The brass bush is pressed in on these. The threads are "Spyder" but it will be hard to find a barrel that fits the late Sterling this perfectly.
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Here we see how much the barrel changed from 92 to 2022 or whatever the exact years are...
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This is the OG. The brass part threads in, the flange on the steel part is cut flat on one side to avoid the barrel. These have their own barrel type. Palmer made some once.
This is the newer style. As you can see that the barrel is THICK on these, as wide as the body, and the flange has been moon sectioned out to meet it perfectly. This boxes in the whole structure making it slightly stronger and slightly less dependent on the screw. It also makes sure the screw hole is perfectly clocked straight through. The brass bush is pressed in on these. The threads are "Spyder" but it will be hard to find a barrel that fits the late Sterling this perfectly.
Here we see how much the barrel changed from 92 to 2022 or whatever the exact years are...
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