I recently purchased a 16ga BLE John Harper (Birmingham) proofed 1oz with 2 3/4" chamber s/n 16xx. Any additional gun information or the appropriare ammunition to use?
Are there any other proofmarks on the gun? Anything with tons or bar--like maybe 3 tons or either 850/900 bar? If just 1 oz and 2 3/4", that would indicate a gun proofed between 1925-54. The 1 oz Herters shells currently sold by Cabela's are CIP-approved which means they're OK for British guns like yours. And would probably work well for hunting unless it's really high volume shooting, like doves. Or maybe quail where there's a double digit limit. But if you're shooting a lot, like a box or more, you may find the recoil uncomfortable. RST makes light loads, both 7/8 and 3/4 oz. For games like skeet, and for relatively close shots at birds that don't require a lot of killing, they work great and are very comfortable in terms of recoil.
