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Parker Bros. guns made in the 1870s and 1880s are well known to be seriously over-bored. I have an 1889 12-gauge that mics .757".

Ammunition loading companies offered special shells for Parker Bros. guns with a size larger wads. See Loads No. 56 & 57 --

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