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Unread 01-12-2016, 06:49 PM   #1
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Today I received what I thought was (and hope is) a Sporting Clays Classic. The gun is in excellent condition with beautiful wood grain. (See Photo 1.) I was pleased when my FFL guy commented that the wood grain looks so nice that it "cannot possibly be real wood." After a closer review, I noticed the left barrel was marked "12 GAUGE 2 3/4''." (See Photo 2.) I was under the impression that all Sporting Clays Classics came with 3'' chambers. Am I wrong? Have I been had?

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Does it have Winchester screw-in choke tubes?





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The Serial Number tell \s the story. I believe it has SC in it?
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Choke tubes are marked "Winchester." No "SC" in the serial number.
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Well it has "correct" tubes anyway.




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Here's an interesting twist: I just dropped two 3'' Golden Pheasants in the chambers and they both fit. So the barrels are marked 2 3/4'', but indeed are 3''. What's the deal?
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You can positively identify an authentic Sporting Clays Classic by looking on the barrel flats for the ISC (Internal Screw Chokes) stampings as shown in the pic below. A SCC does not have letters as part of the S/N, however; a Steel Shot Special does and is identified with SS stamped as part of the S/N in the water table -- I assume that was done by the factory to differentiate them visually from a standard 12-ga. 28" DHE with 2 3/4" and 3" chambers that's choked IC/M. Every SCC that I've measured has 3" chambers despite their 2 3/4" stampings.
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Chamber dimensions are for the overall length of a fired case, therefore, a 3" shell (which is approximately 2 3/4" unfired) will fit in a 2 3/4" chambered gun, but would extend beyond the forcing cones when fired
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Greg is correct and if need be I can double check mine when I get home.
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I hope that you Erik and Victor, as well as everyone else that owns a Sporting Clays Classic measure their gun's chambers, tell us what chamber length is stamped on the left barrel and report back.

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