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Unread 05-10-2021, 06:57 PM   #3
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Congratulations!! Pretty nice way to start into Parker Bros. shotguns, a nice clean 20-gauge. Keep in mind that the "standard" 20-gauge shell in 1911 was 2 1/2 inch, with loads of 2 drams of bulk smokeless powder or 16-grains of dense smokeless powder such as Infallible or Ballistite pushing 3/4 ounce of shot and 2 1/4 drams of bulk smokeless powder or 18-grains of dense smokeless powder pushing 7/8 ounce of shot.

Longer shells of 2 3/4, 2 7/8 and 3-inch were offered with slightly hotter loads of 2 1/2 drams of bulk smokeless powder or 20-grains of dense smokeless powder pushing 7/8 ounce of shot. Parker Bros. would chamber for these longer shells if so requested. My 1930 vintage VH 20-gauge was still chambered for the 2 1/2 inch 20-gauge shell.
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