Combo bar/chain...will it work?

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cityevader

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Dec 16, 2008
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Santa Cruz "Mountains"
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http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdet...NK 20 SJ50

My wife got me this setup for my husky 359, which currently has 3/8 x .050 24".

When I initially searched for a 20" bar/chain combo, there was only the narrow kerf setup. In the list of apllicable saws, it says Husky 359 3/8 pitch.
Now I've got the thing in my hands, and notice it's a .325" pitch. Went back to online description and sure enough, says it fits only .325 sprockets, but then in the list of models it fits clearly says 3/8!.

Can the sprocket really fit both .325 and .375? I sorta wrapped the chain around the drive sprocket and the driven teeth appear to not bind or ride up in the sprocket.

Is the bar itself different for "narrow kerf", or could K use a regular 3/8 x .050 chain on it?

I'm a cheap SOB and don't want to buy more than I have to, and certainly don't want to change drive sprocket merely to match this one bar/chain.
 
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