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Originally Posted by Gary Carmichael Sr
Jack, Sounds like you have what is known as a 12b brass shell gun, a lot of early guns were chambered for them, and yes they made 13 gauge guns, 4 of them to be exact, as per the remaining records but several thousand numbers away from your gun, I have been looking for one for a loooong time, that will letter as such, I am a patient man, and eventually find one, Gary
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Thanks, Gary. Does that mean that a regular 12 gauge Winchester brass shell, would not go into the gun, as I mentioned in an earlier post?
I know it sounds goofy, but I sanded down a plastic piece until it passed easily into the shell chamber, but fit very snugly beyond that point. I then carefully pushed it through the barrel and extracted it . I took it to the local gun shop, and he got a measurement of .724" on an electronic caliper. What that means, I don't know because of many possible mistakes on my end, but if the figure is anywhere near accurate, it sounds more like a 12b than a 13. I'm just going to have to find someone with a bore gauge if that's the proper term.
Thanks so much for your input! Jack.