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Unread 02-19-2020, 12:51 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Bruce Day View Post
Is your gun so infirm that this extra pressure is likely to bulge the chamber ?

Now there's a loaded question.... no pun intended.

We can't 'know' the answer to that question without examination of wall thickness by an expert in the field - a qualified double-gun smith. And then it would be his opinion subject to conjecture.

IMO, unless it can be proven that the chambers were cut to 2 3/4" by the manufacturer it should not be shot with anything other than 2 1/2" shells loaded to manufacturer's specs at the time of production.

We need to be sensible in these matters.





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