Many of the American "classic" 16's had 2 9/16 or shorter chambers. I have owned and tinkered with both Parker & Fox with short chambers. Bought and reloaded short shells. Lenghtened FC's and shot 2 3/4" "game loads", not Mags. As nice as these older guns are, I have concluded I would rather shoot & hunt a gun I trust to handle a Super X or Federal Premium 16ga load rather than some obscure second tier "low pressure" shell made by "XYZ Inc." I shoot to break targets and hunt to kill birds, not carry around some worn out, obsolete shotgun.

Last edited by Erik W; 04/22/09 07:41 PM.
A Springer Spaniel, a 6# double and a fair day to hunt.