Thanks guys, for a bottom feeding upland hunter such as myself finding this gun was like finding the Holy Grail of upland guns. Just like my 16's it's lighweight, yet I don't have to feel I'm getting screwed every time I buy ammo and I have a huge selection of 12 gauge loads to choose from right off the shelf. Like I said for me it was like finding the Holy Gail.
Steve
Steve, re your last sentence: double proof aside, it wouldn't be a good idea to run standard American 2 3/4" factory ammo through that gun. You'd be OK with the low noise/low recoil Winchesters, but even "light" American target loads are not necessarily light in terms of pressure. (Particularly true of the cheap stuff at places like Wal-Mart.) And most factory 7/8 oz loads for the 12ga are pretty fast because they're made for international competition where the shot charge is limited. And any 2 3/4" hull fired in a 2 1/2" chamber will raise pressures, anywhere from a few hundred to over 1,000 psi--which is why those of us that reload light 2 3/4" loads for 2 1/2" guns build in a significant safety margin in terms of pressure. If you're talking about availability of 2 1/2" 12's from people like RST and Polywad, plus foreign-made shells, you do have an advantage there over what you can find for the 16. But I think most of us who shoot a lot of targets with 2 1/2" guns would recommend going the low pressure reload route. You'll save a bunch of money, components are readily available, lots of good 12ga target hulls for multiple reloads, and easy to keep the pressure very low.
