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DCA: I'd get a knowledgeable shotgun 'smith to check it out first for "off face", do the barrels ring true, chamber length, (probably 65mm, or 2 1/2"), measure bores to see if they have been honed too much remove pits, stuff like that.
Where would you get your reduced loads? Do you load short shotshells yourself, as I do?
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Not with anything but black powder loads, and only after the barrels have been checked over real good for flaws by someone who knows better.
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As has been well documented in the Double gun Journal, shooting 2-3/4 in shells in a 2-1/2 chamber is not a problem. If it were my gun I'd do what I always do in old damascus barreled guns (that are in good shape) and shoot Winchester AA Low Recoil/Low Noise shells in it.
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Rockdoc, despite the DG Journal advocating the use of 2 3/4 shells in 2 1/2" chambers, there are those among us who just prefer not to do that, including myself.
I enjoy loading up 2 1/4" shells from cut-down Federal paper Gold medal hulls, they are so neat.
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And there are those of us that do, or just don't give a damn. I like reloading and shooting black powder, but sometimes it's just a bother. I usually use black powder reloads for hunting and for SXS shoots, for normal practice shooting the Winchester AA LN/LR shells are very low pressure and very convenient. As far as reloading in general, it's just not for me.
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Any low pressure 2 & 3/4" ought to work just fine.
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I shoot my Diana. I have had this gun checked out by a very competent gunsmith (Dave Norin), who has OK'd it for shooting. When I measure the chambers of my Diana, they are 2 1/2". (Actually a bit longer at 2.58".) I use http://www.rstshells.com/rst_classic_shotshells_shotshells.htm Falcon Ultralites in it. Pete
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The standard/most common European chamber length is 65mm. Converting this to "English" it comes out to 2.559". This is very near to 2 9/16"(2.5625"). 2 5/8"(2.625") converts to 66.675mm in metrics. I believe (though could be proved wrong) the vast majority of British, so called 2˝" chambers will in fact measure from 2 9/16" to 2 5/8".
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