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Unread 12-11-2013, 09:34 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy View Post
Most Parkers in that era have 2 5/8" chambers meant for 2 3/4" or shorter shells.

The chambers were cut 1/8" shorter than the length of the fired shell to be used, in the belief that with the paper shells and fibre wads of the day, a better gas seal was created.
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