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I shoot RST's in my short chambered 16's. The price is right and seems like the right thing to do.
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04-16-2013, 05:30 PM | #4 | ||||||
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i just shoot regular store bought in my old damascus guns except for the 8 ga and special loads for the other guns..never had any trouble barrel wise or stock wise.... charlie
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04-16-2013, 05:36 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Harold I shoot several damascuss gun but shoot all 2 1/2 inch shells regardless of what type of barrel steel. You can use low pressure 2 3/4 inch shells in 20 & 16 and several people do load them. I just prefer the shorter shell but its a personal preferance. For your damascuss gun order a case of RST (I would go 2 1/2 inch) and enjoy the gun and the absence of recoil. Your not a clay target shooter so a mixed case of RST's will last you a long time....even in Channing
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04-16-2013, 07:02 PM | #6 | ||||||
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You should be fine with the cartridges you load. I've used 7/8 oz 1100 fps loads for sporting clays for more than a decade. They work fine in 2 3/4 inch AA cases. Long ago Sherman Bell did pressure testing on short chambered guns with 2 3/4 inch shells and the pressure increase was negligible. And that has been my experience as well.
As for recoil, that's more a factor of gun weight and payload than anything else. I've never been cognizant of any added recoil with 2 3/4 inch cases. |
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04-16-2013, 07:57 PM | #7 | ||||||
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I make it a practice to shoot what the gun was originally intended to shoot. It's too easy for the odd stoutly loaded 2 3/4" shell to get mixed in with your others. For the odd occasions that my damacus and twist guns get used, the price of a flat or two of RST is cheap insurance. I started using Maxi-Lites in 2 1/2" and like them so much I also use them in 2 3/4".
One of my twist barreled guns had a minor bulge at the forcing cone, and while it was easily repaired, I can only assume it was the result of using a longer-than-intended shell, and probably paper. |
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04-17-2013, 12:43 PM | #9 | ||||||
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If you have a Mec 600jr it's no problem to load any length shell you want. You can buy their short kit or just make up a spacer yourself. The main bar is also adjustable for height.
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