Sporting Clays Classic?
 

Today I received what I thought was (and hope is) a Sporting Clays Classic. The gun is in excellent condition with beautiful wood grain. (See Photo 1.) I was pleased when my FFL guy commented that the wood grain looks so nice that it "cannot possibly be real wood." After a closer review, I noticed the left barrel was marked "12 GAUGE 2 3/4''." (See Photo 2.) I was under the impression that all Sporting Clays Classics came with 3'' chambers. Am I wrong? Have I been had?

-Victor

P.S.: My first thread, so be kind.

Does it have Winchester screw-in choke tubes?





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The Serial Number tell \s the story. I believe it has SC in it?
Bob Jurewicz

Choke tubes are marked "Winchester." No "SC" in the serial number.

Well it has "correct" tubes anyway.




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Here's an interesting twist: I just dropped two 3'' Golden Pheasants in the chambers and they both fit. So the barrels are marked 2 3/4'', but indeed are 3''. What's the deal?

You can positively identify an authentic Sporting Clays Classic by looking on the barrel flats for the ISC (Internal Screw Chokes) stampings as shown in the pic below. A SCC does not have letters as part of the S/N, however; a Steel Shot Special does and is identified with SS stamped as part of the S/N in the water table -- I assume that was done by the factory to differentiate them visually from a standard 12-ga. 28" DHE with 2 3/4" and 3" chambers that's choked IC/M. Every SCC that I've measured has 3" chambers despite their 2 3/4" stampings.

Chamber dimensions are for the overall length of a fired case, therefore, a 3" shell (which is approximately 2 3/4" unfired) will fit in a 2 3/4" chambered gun, but would extend beyond the forcing cones when fired

Greg is correct and if need be I can double check mine when I get home.

I hope that you Erik and Victor, as well as everyone else that owns a Sporting Clays Classic measure their gun's chambers, tell us what chamber length is stamped on the left barrel and report back.

TIA,