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< 16ga. Guns ~ Uh-oh, I may have screwed up... |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:34 am
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This is my first post on this site, so be easy on me...
Without thinking about the gun's chamber length, I shot a box of 2 3/4 shells through a 1924 Nitro Special. Everything seemed to work fine, but here are my questions:
1. What damage did I do if the chamber is 2 9/16" (I didn't have any trouble loading the cartridges or closing the action)
2. Is there an easy way to tell at home what the chamber length is, or do I need to go to a gunshop,
3. If it is a 2 9/16" chamber, should I have it lengthened or just buy shorter shells.
It shot and felt great, btw. |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:44 am
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Posted:
Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:44 am
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:46 am
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Hey Rev, Great Minds Think A Like |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:55 am
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Thanks for the quick and polite responses. I did try to search your site for the answer before I posted the question, but I guess I didn't look hard enough |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:10 pm
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Spyder, that search feature can be a pain in the rear sometimes.
Welcome to the site, and feel free to ask any qustion you want. The only stupid question is the one you don't ask. |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:44 pm
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or the one rev and kat/dog ask |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:54 pm
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[insert the obligitory "You messed up bad and I'll give you 1/2 list value for your newly made junk" response here]
welcome on spyder! |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:08 pm
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Now I get it... I think. I always assumed a 2.75" shell was 2.75" long (after crimping) and therefore would be "jammed" into a 2 9/16 chamber. Never really thought to measure them until now. So it's really an issue of the extra shot charge the shell can hold.
Is that right? |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:26 pm
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You got it brother-a 2 3/4" (70mm) shell is 2 3/4" after being fired
My 1922 20g Trojan's chamber is closer to 2 3/8 than 2 1/2" (the standard for 20g then) and recoil with 2 3/4" AA target loads is brutal. I suspect the case mouth makes it well into the forcing cone. |
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