Trey, there are several variables in a Damascus gun’s ability to safely withstand shooting cartridges that weren’t meant to be used in a gun such as yours. I would recommend against altering your chambers, but instead have a very qualified person measure the wall thickness at the juncture of the forward end of the chamber where the forcing cone begins. That is by far the most critical point to be concerned with.
I have often shot 2 3/4” “high brass” loads in my 12 gauge DH with both the Titanic and the Damascus barrels which have 2 9/19” and 2 5/8” (respectively) chambers but have never attempted such a practice with my 0-frame 16’s.
Don’t tempt fate. Measure that juncture at the very least.
RST does however, use #6 shot in about any 2 1/2” shell you may want and they are quite sufficient for grouse. 1 ounce of those in a 2 1/2” shell is really all you need.
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