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Originally Posted by Dean Romig
I'll have to measure the chamber length in my ejector Sterlingworth 28" with .043" of choke in the left barrel.
I just checked - the chamber length is 2 5/8" which is correct for 2 3/4" shells.
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You have to wonder why they make it so confusing. A loaded 2 3/4" shell is actually 2 1/4" long -- if it's a folded crimp, after it's fired it measures just under 2 5/8"
So why are they called 2 3/4" shells?
What average joe hunter would think it's ok to fire 2 3/4" shells in a gun with a 2 5/8" chamber?
If the gun with 2 5/8" chambers had the chamber length marked on the barrel would it say 2 5/8" or 2 3/4"?
The first picture from left to right:
loaded 2 3/4" 28 ga, fired 2 3/4" 28 ga, loaded 2 3/4" 20 ga, loaded 3" 12 ga, loaded 2 3/4" 12 ga, fired 2 3/4" 12 gauge
Second picture:
fired 2 3/4" 20 ga measures 2.618" (just under 2 5/8")