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Originally Posted by Milton C Starr
I think the 2 5/8 is slightly earlier than the 2 7/8s . From what ive read though the 2 7/8 became more or less the standard 10 ga length ………... I don't think 10 ga 2 5/8 guns were as mass produced as 2 7/8s .
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I believe Milton is correct. I have three Remington 10 gauge doubles made in the mid-1880s and they have 2 5/8" chambers. My 10 gauge Remington double made in 1899 has 2 7/8" chambers.