Originally Posted By: JDW
"Sherman Bells articles in DGJ have shown that it MAY be ok."

May is still not definitive.

It's the same as saying I can shoot 3" shells out of my 2 3/4" proofed modern gun. It will fit right into a 2 3/4" chamber why not use it, and it's only figurativly a 1/4" longer.
Those of you that have done it and are still doing it, bless you, though I won't be doing so and I hope that all goes well for you. I hope there will be no pictures posted of blown barrels like the gentleman who shot bizmuth through his old gun.


'May' was my word to condense thousands of words on dozens of pages in his articles.

Why not use 3" shells in a 2 3/4" gun. Because there is not a single 3" shell ever produced that is LOW PRESSURE. Many fine British, Spanish and other guns have 2 3/4" chambers but are still designed for LOW PRESSURE.

Dude, bizmuth(sic) was designed for older guns that can not handle STEEL shot.

Last edited by Utah Shotgunner; 04/06/07 09:40 AM.
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