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So Dave, would that mean that the chambers in 1938 were 2 5/8" to accommodate the 2 3/4" shells?
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That is what the Remington specification sheets on pages 164 to 169 of
The Parker Story say.
Now you got me looking. The SAAMI meeting where they talked about chamber lengths and made the recommendation that manufacturers start marking the chamber lengths on their guns was in 1937. I checked my 1936 Model 31 16-gauge two barrel set and the chambers are just over 2 5/8 inch. My 1938 vintage 16-gauge Sportsman has a chamber a full 2 3/4 inch. Neither of these guns are marked as to chamber length. My December 1940 VHE is marked 2 3/4 inch but the chambers measure just a strong 2 5/8 inch. Don't know what any of this means.