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Unread 07-14-2015, 04:52 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Dean Romig View Post
But a few of the California duck club guns 30" and longer in twenty-gauge had 3" chambers per the original order. But, those were specialty guns and a 26" gun chambered for 3" shells is a bit suspect.
This is correct. I have a 20 ga VHE with 32" tubes and original 3" chambers. Ordered and shipped in 1917 to a store in San Francisco. Dean is also correct about 3" chambers and 26" barrels - not a likely combination, ever.
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