Originally Posted By: Last Dollar
BUT the lil 16 hammer gun I just picked up will NOT allow a 2 3/4 inch shell to be chambered, without a great deal of force being applied...


LD I think 2 Piper is correct. Check the crimp area of your reloaded shell and see if it is not "belling" out. Just a little bit can cause a hard chambering round (by the way it doesn't make the shell unsafe just makes it a pain in the ass to chamber) If it is there are some simple adjustments that can be made to your crimp start and final crimp dies on your re-loader that should solve your problem.