Fair enough Dean. However, the box lids lead to two erroneous assumptions, that these shells are 2 3/4" when fired and require chambers of 2 3/4". That's why we get the same question so many times. If I wasn't aware of the Bell findings and hadn't actually measured these shells, as Austin also just did, I would get confused also. Then also Parker chambers are notoriously hard to measure accurately and people often think they are shorter than they are.
You're probably right about the shooter not the gun. These Parker 20ga's are nasty ( to me anyway) with a 1 oz load but I have a little Browning Superposed in 20 that the 1 oz loads feel much better in. The Browning doesn't weigh but a couple ounces more....no explanation from me.
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