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30-30remchester · January 18, 2010, 10:36 PM

You might want to measure the chamber of this shotgun, from the best of my memory alot were chambered for a 2" 410 shell which is long extinct. To measure the chamber simply unload the gun, open the action and using a rigid sharp edged ruler, run the ruler down the chamber till it touches the edge of the chamber. Make sure to keep ruler in contact with the chamber as you insert it. It may take a few tries to get a good reading. Remember a shotshell lenght is measured from a fired case not a loaded on. Just because you sucessfully fired a 2 1/2" shell doesnt mean its safe. If a longer shell is used in a short chamber, preasures rise fast.

January 18, 2010, 10:36 PM	#7
30-30remchester Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2009 Location: mountains of colorado Posts: 977	You might want to measure the chamber of this shotgun, from the best of my memory alot were chambered for a 2" 410 shell which is long extinct. To measure the chamber simply unload the gun, open the action and using a rigid sharp edged ruler, run the ruler down the chamber till it touches the edge of the chamber. Make sure to keep ruler in contact with the chamber as you insert it. It may take a few tries to get a good reading. Remember a shotshell lenght is measured from a fired case not a loaded on. Just because you sucessfully fired a 2 1/2" shell doesnt mean its safe. If a longer shell is used in a short chamber, preasures rise fast.