Extended chamber lengths

[Rick Riddell]

I had set the barrels out to measured and checked, I asked about the 2 3/4 chambers and it was checked and told it was original to the barrels, but I didnt have any documentation or at least wasnt sure if chambers were even part of the research letters and that peaked my interest in date and time when chambers would have been made in 2 3/4, seeing how this gun was manufactured in 1903. Wall thickness was for me at least really good considering the age and uncertainty. I can pm you the email if you were interested. But I was more curious about if chamber length was in the letters as well as in the repair report if it were sent back for repairs. My learning curve is steep, and I appreciate all the help!

[Researcher]

In the book The Parker Story the Remington vintage specification sheets on pages 164 to 169 call for a chamber 1/8-inch shorter than the shell for which it is intended. Also in the 1930's there were a couple of articles by A.P. Curtis in The American Rifleman (July 1936 and March 1938) on the virtue of short chambers. A.P. Curtis had several decades in the industry by that time, having worked at Parker Bros., Ithaca Gun Co., Hunter Arms Co. and Marlin.

[Pa SxS]

If the chamber size is listed in the original order or is listed in the stock book, it's put in the research letter. I don't recall ever seeing a gun sent back to Parker to have the chambers lengthened but I guess it's possible, I just don't remember seeing a return for this. Remember, the order books, for the most part, ended in Dec 1919 however there are some repair order books that go later than 1919.