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@Miller,.. it means shot cartridge will be stuck in the gun?

Khan;
A normal chamber for the 12 gauge shotshell will have .005" per inch of taper to it to facilitate extraction/ejection. Thus a 2 3/4" chamber will be .014" bigger at the rear than at the forward end where it joins the cone. Current minimums are .798 & .811" I believe. I will assume your chamber was cut to .799 at the forward end & with the .014" taper should go .813 just ahead of the rim seat. Any factory new shell or proper reload should enter easily & should not stick.

Kahn, congratulations on owning a fine gun and piece of history as well. I believe the gun is a 1950 Model 409 Bis. It is an Anson & Deeley action whose patent goes back to Westley Richards Co. in the 1800s; Beretta began producing this gun in 1926 and continued (with variations in features and finish) until the 42x series was introduced in 1963. Your gun was most likely imported by Godfrey & Co. NYC.

There is a group of Beretta SxS enthusiasts you might like to hook up with...we publish a newsletter that would tell you a lot about the old guns; there's no cost. Let me know: jim.bode@frontier.com

Kahn,
I agree with Jim that it's a 1950 Model 409. I've got a couple of very similar vintage guns. They are nice handling hunting guns.

Before you shoot your gun, I would suggest having a smith go over it and make sure that you won't damage the stock and everything looks OK. It looks like the stock has worked it's way loose.