Originally Posted By: gil russell
I have what was once a nice provincial English Boxlock (Damascus). Barrels started life as 2 1/2" but were lengthened to 3" (not a misprint). Is it feasible to sleeve the chambers to 2 3/4? Thank you, Gil


I recently owned a Brit hammer 20ga, original 2 1/2", lengthened to 3". But it had the correct British reproof. I thought it odd that someone had the chamber lengthened to 3". But given the reproof, I didn't worry about it. Without a reproof, I'd worry a lot.