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PetahW · March 17, 2009, 12:51 PM

Most people measure a shotgun chamber incorrectly, and will go ahead and chamber/fire a 2 3/4" shell in a shorter chamber, thinking it's OK.

The bulk of these 100 Y.O. guns had short chambers - please don't use modern ammo in them !

March 17, 2009, 12:51 PM	#6
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	Most people measure a shotgun chamber incorrectly, and will go ahead and chamber/fire a 2 3/4" shell in a shorter chamber, thinking it's OK. The bulk of these 100 Y.O. guns had short chambers - please don't use modern ammo in them !