Mr. Hanes, Welcome! It's good to seen you making your first post to the PGCA website.
Yes indeed, the 2 5/8" chamber in a late, 1937, twenty-gauge Parker was indeed intended to shoot 2 3/4" shells. My grandson's 1929 twenty-gauge VH is also chambered at 2 5/8" and has been used often with 2 3/4" shells. Having said that, we find that it shoots noticeably softer (for the shooter anyway) with 2 1/2" RST lighter loads. I went to the RST's so as not to cause the boy to develop a 'flinch.'
It sure is nice to find the "right" Parker that you know you're going to shoot well because it fits well.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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