I have a go to GH 12ga #2 frame with sawed off 26" bbls. Didn't cost much (relatively) but has turned into a money pit. I blew out the left bbl. a few years ago with a 1&1/2 oz mag load just at the end of the forend (I still have five on my left hand). I sent the gun to Kirk Merrington to sleeve in a pair the same length as the old and choke them "skeet in/skeet out". Thinking back, I wish I had asked him if he could sleeve in a pair of short chambered 10s. Anyway, I asked Kirk if steel would be ok and said "no problem". It has 2&3/4" chambers and I use 1oz #3 Black Clouds for jump shooting waterfowl from my canoe. It's advertised at 1500 fps and I would prefer about 1250, but I don't shoot more than a couple of boxes a year.
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