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would love to run up on some of those odd lentgh shell s such as the 3 inch 16 ga and the 12 ga 3 1/4 inch...i have a umc 8 ga in brass hull thats 3 1/2 3 1/4 and 3 inch need a 4 inch 8 ga and did see a gun marked 4 1/2 inch chamber...charlie
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A couple of auctions ago SoldUSA had a 3-inch 16-gauge shell in their offerings --
I'm beginning to think the old Pigeon and Trap shooters shot up all those long 12-gauge shells!! I am sure not finding any in the auctions. I've gotten a pretty good selection of 3-inch 20-gauge shells from 1910 to the early 1930s vintage, but the 12-gauge just haven't come my way. From the introduction of the Lubaloy shot in 1929 thru 1949, Western Cartridge Co. offered a 12-gauge 3-inch Super-X Pigeon and trap load with 1 1/4 ounce of #7L or #7 1/2L, but I've yet to see a box of those appear.
A few years ago while bird hunting out in the Channeled Scablands I picked up a fired Winchester Leader 3-inch 12-gauge shell of about 1920 vintage. I have no idea how long it was laying out there but the paper tube was faded white except for about a 1/2 inch wide strip that was against the ground that is still pinkish. While it is dry country, I'm sure someone was out there hunting using up Grandpa's old shells in much more recent times.