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Welcome Matt
Many of these guns have had the chambers lengthened and even if not, short shells are readily available these days. http://www.rstshells.com/ is a source many of us use for shells And heck shop carefull and you'll get a Parker  But -Tell us about this setter pup, what kennel or bloodline are you getting.
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Thanks for the help so far folks.
Rick, The pup. Llewellin Setter, "Sophie" the mama, she's by Hanks royal Flush and out of Belles Royacelle Dancer. The Daddy "Ace" is by Irishking Ashly Bondhu and out of Dashing Bondhu Babe. If everything works the way it's supposed to, Feb. breeding and an April pup. I hope. The pup will be 6 mo. old in Oct. just right for a trip to New England to hunt with a buddy and his English Setter. Looking forward to that and hope I'm carrying a Trojan. |
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I hunted my entire childhood with a 16 gauge that had 2 9/16 chambers, shot everything from field loads to magnums in it. Never knew I was doing anything wrong till somebody measured the chamber years later. I'm sure opinions will vary, just personal experience.
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12-13-2012, 05:00 PM
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About 98% of all Trojans are being shot today with 2 3/4" shells in the original length chambers. They seem to work just fine. Gauge for gauge, the Trojan is a stout gun.
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12-13-2012, 09:57 PM
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Hello Matt ,and Welcome aboard ! The Trojan Grades are fine Guns and most are very nice to carry ! I will add my two cents here ,of the Trojans I've owned ,they were choked very tightly ,you will want to shoot it plenty and possibly consider Spreader Loads to open it up a bit , they work like a Dream ! As I said ,just my Two Cents ! Good Luck with your New Trojan ,when you get it and Your new Pup ! Best ; Russ
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Nothing wrong with shooting 2 3/4" shells in an uncompromised Trojan. I did it for years with a 12 ga. Trojan using heavy 2 3/4" "Duck & Pheasant" loads.
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Modern plastic hulls are thin enough to where there is not going to be any pressure spiking issues from shooting 2-3/4" shells in 2-5/8" chambers. As many will say, it is done often with no problems. However, the benefit of shooting 2.5" rst or other low pressure loads in these guns are that it is less felt recoil and also less of a beating on our old guns.
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Thanks for the help folks. I'm gonna look at the Trojan again this afternoon if I can get to the gun shop before they close.
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