Every gun must be evaluated as to its fitness to fire 2 3/4 shells. However there is a post on 16 ga.com from a article in DGJ, winter 2001 on shooging 2 3/4 shells in 2 1/2 chambers using verious modern loads with pressure recorded. Then same loDs with the forcing cone lengthen, and fily with the chamber lengthen to 2 3/4. You will be enlightened to zee how little the pressure rises. To make things more interesting the also shot 3" shells with no damage. This test only takes in consideration the action of the gun and not the old wooden stock. Worth the read and its about as scientific a study as is available.
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B.Cole, reading past your cursory 1st sentence, youir “However” and theme of post shows you (wink) endorse shooting 2 3/4 and EVEN 3 " shells in 2 1/2 chambers and in barrells of any age of any type of steel or composit and with out consider that some lighter weight guns have thin walls ahead of chambers. How is it internet xperts extrapolate limited data and paint it every where with a broad brush while poopoo'ing the warnings from facory professionals on shotgun cartridge boxes. You seem to be a fox man and post on the fox site forum. Please explain why in later years savage Corp would not accept short chamber Phil guns to repair without recut to 2 3/4 and new proofing. thank youu.
