a 8 ga discovery

[charlie cleveland]

was cleaning my old 8 gauges today and made to me a great dicovery.. i was trying to measure the chamber length i tried this and that..even in the past i had used a paper file card cut to the bore size and slid down till it stopped at the u no what..boy what a time for a senior moment..any way i always thought the old f a loomis was a3 1/2 inch chambered gun.. well i put a quarter yes a coin a quarter in the breach end it will not go in a 8 ga its about the same size as a 8 ga shell on the brass end...then i tried a nickle yes a 5 cent piece this nickle stopped right at the chamber end where the forceing cones start..forceing cones thats the word...well i tried this in both barrels of this gun they measure as 4 inch chambers..was i pleased about this yes to be sure..i tried it on one of the parkerlifter 8 ga sit slid down the barrel on one side one side it stayed in place chamber on it was 3 1/4 inch...i think that the nickle method will work on most 8 ga guns to measure the chamber lentgh.may not work on all 8 ga s as somebores are bigger than others by a few thousand..but it does work on two of the 3 8 ga i have... now who s got a 4 inch hull they want to sell...hope someone else trys this nickle method on there 8 ga to see if it works for them and post it here... charlie

[Bill Murphy]

Great idea, Charlie. Drill a hole in a nickel and screw a bolt into the hole and mark it in increments of 1/4 inch. Parker chambered big eights at 3 1/4 standard and 4 inches for extra long. My Greener Royal is marked 3 3/4 inches nitro proof, so I guess they had shells that length. I think all American 4 inch shells were hand loaded. Look for unused empties if you want a 4 inch shell.

[Eldon Goddard]

Charlie that is great news. I made my chamber gauge out of some scrap aluminum on the lathe works pretty good.

[Milton Starr]

Charlie rmc has 4" 8 ga shells

[wayne goerres]

I know this is a long shot But keep an eye out for an 8ga scott on the auction sites. The U S postal service seems to have misplaced mine. Hate to horn in oun your post Charlie but I still cant start a thread on this computer. I figure who ever borrowed it will try to dump it quickly. Thanks for your help in advance.

[charlie cleveland]

its ok wayne sure hope they find your gun..they lost one of mine that i had bought for over a week..then another shipper left my parker lifter on a neighbors porch with nobody home...home they find this scott and soon keep us informed...charlie

[wayne goerres]

Well Good news. They found my Scott right here in town. It only took them five days to discover that they hadn't put it on the truck. I am certainly glad that I paid for two day priority shipping. No wonder the post office keeps loosing business. It is finally suppose to be delivered Tuesday or Wednesday. wouldn't you know Monday is a holiday. Thanks for letting me vent on your thread.

[OH Osthaus]

well - all's well that ends well

and it will give you a story to go with the gun

now you are on the clock for pictures

[wayne goerres]

There already pic's posted under rainy day gun and there will be follow up pic's when the gun is finished.