I shoot nothing but 2.5 inch shells and I like them so much that I shoot them in the two odd ball 2.75 inch chambered guns that share safe space with the 2.5s.
To answer the original poster, it has been my experience that there are far more really nice 2.5 chambered SxSs to buy than equally nice 2.75 inch guns and thus I look for the 2.5 inch chamber guns.
I agree, 2.5" are all I load, all three of my shotshell presses are set with short kits......I much prefer the original short chambered guns and will not buy any gun where some fool ground out the chambers or forcing cones.....
In my modern 2.75" guns, like the Dickinson's , Beretta's etc., I shoot factory ammo sometimes, but even with them the 2.5" pet handloads work just fine and are preferred.......
I think you will find most of the original 2.5" chambered guns for sale have had far less abuse than the 2.75" chambered counterparts out there, especially the altered ones.......reasons are obvious.........
