I prefer 2 1/2" guns left as found. However, a properly proofed 2 3/4" chambered gun is certainly not automatically rejected.
Agreed.
High quality Vintage English barrels were built around the intended hull length.
Original 2 & 3/4" chambered barrels will be allot thicker in the chamber area and heavier in weight than a 2 & 1/2" chambered barrel will be. I've saw allot of guns that were reproofed for 2 & 3'4" that had very light weight barrels and noticeably thin chambers...I looked at two this past week with 3" re-proofs, the chamber walls were as thin as my 6 lb, 2 & 1/2 chambered gun.
On a vintage gun all that re-proofing means to me is it didn't blow up that time....unless you just want something to play Vintager with you better look deeper than proofs.
