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A friend is disposing of a GTI and asked if I can use it. I know that, being dedicated target guns, they only came with 2-3/4" chambers.
If it's steel safe I could see using it for waterfowl. The gun is from the early 1990's.
If the barrels are steel safe is the gun a candidate for opening up to 3"?
thanks, Rob
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Rather than give an opinion, please read here http://www.browning.com/customerservice/qna/detail.asp?id=128On rechambering, my opinion, NO, why modify this gun when there are so many others available with 3" chambers. Why take the chance Mike
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I will sell you my 3.5 Citori if you like getting beat up. It shoots steel all day longbill
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On rechambering, my opinion NO, why modify this gun when there are some many others available with 3" chambers.
Why take the chance
Mike
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All shotguns made for Browning by Miroku are OK with steel. However, basically all the Belgian-made Brownings, per Browning, are NOT OK with steel.
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Larry,
While I, personally, agree with your above statement as far as MY use of steel in my BSS goes, notice that it does not agree with Browning's statement. I have shot 3" steel loads, up to and including no. 3s, in my 30" BSS for many years with no ill effects. Important to note that I opened the left barrel to the same constriction as the right, which is .018".
From Browning's statement above:
3. DO NO USE ANY STEEL SHOT LOADS:
The Belgian-made A-5, Superposed, Leige, and other Belgian Over/Under models, Double Automatic, American-made A-5 and all other models not listed in category 1 or 2.
The BSS is not listed in Cat. 1 or 2, so falls under this caveat in Cat. 3.
SRH
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Recoil Rob, free is GOOD, use it with 2 3/4 non-tox or steel ammo, What fun, what fun ! I rarely use 3" steel, Only for Sandhill crane and Geese when hunted together. I find the 2 3/4 steel ammo fine for ducks and geese when pond hunting. I mainly use an OLD non-engraved Pre Type 1 (Manufactured 1973 through 1976) Citori with IC/MOD fixed chokes and have had no issues even using BBB for crane and geese. Mike http://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/ctgy/C-014-6
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