Chain size

3/8" · .050" · 72 DL chain: which saws it fits

A 3/8" (full profile) pitch, .050" gauge chain with 72 drive links. It is most often found on 20" bars, and fits 241 chainsaw and pole-saw models from 6 brands in Oregon's fitment data. Bar length alone doesn't decide fit — all three numbers have to match your saw.

Pitch3/8" (full profile)

Gauge.050"

Drive links72

Typical bar20"

Oregon chains in this size: 72CJ072G, 72DPX072G, 72EXJ072G, 72EXL072G, 72EXL072X2, 72LPX072G, 72LPX072X2, 72TXL072G, 72TXL072X2, 72V072G

Popular saws that take this chain

Husqvarna 460 RANCHER20" bar STIHL MS 29120" bar

MOROCCA chains in this size

Saw Chains

20" replacement saw chain

$22

Confirm it's your size

Read the bar stamp. Near the tail of the guide bar you'll usually find pitch, gauge and drive links, e.g. 3/8 .050 72. Some bars stamp the Oregon bar number instead — look it up on oregonproducts.com.
Count the drive links on your old chain — the teeth that ride inside the bar groove, not the cutters. It must be exactly 72.
If the stamp is worn off, the owner's manual lists the bar and chain; find it on the manufacturer's support site.

Easy to mix up with

3/8" · .050" · 70 DL — same pitch and gauge, shorter loop (usually 20" bars)
3/8" · .050" · 81 DL — same pitch and gauge, longer loop (usually 24" bars)
3/8" · .058" · 72 DL — same pitch and length, thicker drive links; it won't sit right in a .050" groove
3/8" · .063" · 72 DL — same pitch and length, thicker drive links; it won't sit right in a .050" groove

All 241 models, by brand

STIHL 103 models

MS 291 20"
026 20"
26 20"
026 PRO 20"
026P 20"
028 20"
28 20"
028 Super 20"
029 20"
29 20"
030 20"
30 20"
031 20"
31 20"
032 20"
32 20"
034 20"
34 20"
034 SUPER 20"
036 20"
36 20"
036 PRO 20"
036 QS 20"
038 20"
38 20"
038 Super MAGNUM 20"
039 20"
39 20"
040 20"
40 20"
041 20"
41 20"
042 20"
42 20"
044 20"
44 20"
044 MAGNUM 20"
045 20"
45 20"
046 20"
46 20"
046 MAGNUM 20"
048 20"
48 20"
056 20"
56 20"
056 SUPER 20"
064 20"
64 20"
066 20"
66 20"
066 MAGNUM 20"
E15 20"
E20 20"
E220 20"
MS 260 20"
MS 260 Pro 20"
MS 261 20"
MS 261 C-M 20"
MS 261 C-MQ 20"
MS 261 CQ 20"
MS 270 20"
MS 270 C 20"
MS 270 C-B 20"
MS 270 CQS 20"
MS 290 20"
MS 291 C-BEQ 20"
MS 310 20"
MS 311 20"
MS 341 20"
MS 360 20"
MS 360 C 20"
MS 360 Pro 20"
MS 360 QS 20"
MS 361 20"
MS 361 C-B 20"
MS 361 QS 20"
MS 362 20"
MS 362 C-M 20"
MS 362 C-MQ 20"
MS 362 CQ 20"
MS 362 RC-M 20"
MS 390 20"
MS 391 20"
MS 400 C-M 20"
MS 440 20"
MS 440 MAGNUM 20"
MS 441 20"
MS 441 C 20"
MS 441 C-M 20"
MS 441 C-MQ 20"
MS 441 RC-M 20"
MS 460 20"
MS 460 MAGNUM 20"
MS 461 20"
MS 500i 20"
MS 650 20"
MS 660 20"
MS 660 MAGNUM 20"
MS 661 C-M 20"
MS 661 R C-M 20"
MSE 220 20"
MSE 250 C 20"

Husqvarna 99 models

460 RANCHER 20"
51 20"
55 20"
55 RANCHER 20"
57 20"
61 20"
65 20"
66 20"
70 20"
77 20"
160 20"
162 20"
181 20"
185 20"
254 20"
254XP 20"
257 20"
260 20"
261 20"
262 20"
262 XP 20"
262XP 20"
266 20"
268 20"
272 20"
281 20"
285 20"
288 20"
288 XP 20"
288XP Lite 20"
298 20"
355 20"
357 20"
357XP 20"
357XPG 20"
359 20"
359E-TECH 20"
360 20"
362 20"
362 XP 20"
365 20"
371 20"
372 20"
372 XP 20"
372XP 20"
372XPG 20"
372XPW 20"
380 20"
385 20"
385 XP 20"
385XP 20"
385XPG 20"
385XPW 20"
390 XP 20"
390XP 20"
390XPG 20"
390XPW 20"
394 20"
394 XP 20"
394XP 20"
395 20"
395 XP 20"
395XP 20"
395XPG 20"
395XPW 20"
455 20"
455 RANCHER 20"
455e RANCHER 20"
460 20"
465 RANCHER 20"
466 20"
480 20"
555 20"
560XP 20"
560XPG 20"
562XP 20"
562XPG 20"
565 20"
565 XP 20"
570 20"
572XP 20"
572XPG 20"
575 XP 20"
575XP 20"
575XPG 20"
575XPW 20"
576 XP 20"
576XP 20"
576XP Auto Tune 20"
576XPG 20"
576XPW 20"
1100 20"
2100 20"
2101 20"
3120 20"
3120 XP 20"
3120XP 20"
JUNGLE 3120 20"
L Series 20"

Makita 24 models

Poulan 10 models

405 20"
415 20"
425 20"
445 20"
455 20"
475 20"
505 20"
525 20"
655 20"
PP5020AV 20"

ECHO 3 models

Craftsman 2 models

358.35098 20"
35098 20"

Source: Oregon part-finder fitment data, retrieved 2026-07-06. We list a model here when Oregon recommends a 3/8" · .050" · 72 DL chain for one of its bar lengths; we haven't fitted each saw ourselves. Some bar configurations in the source don't give a drive-link count and aren't included — if your saw isn't listed, count your chain.