10 Gauge Chamber Lengths:

[Jay Oliver]

Hi Bruce, That is a nice and unique 10 gauge lifter you just got. I use and like those Track of the Wolf shells as well in 2 5/8". Most(not all) of the 10 gauge lifters before Top Lever production I have and have seen are 2 5/8" chambers. In addition, all of mine have what is referred to as stepped chambers and you can feel the step/ridge inside the barrels. I like shooting black powder loads with fiber wads in these.
I have experienced what I would call excess recoil with plastic wads in these guns in 1 1/8 loads(RST).

Having said that...I do have a nice 2 5/8" 1 oz. Red Dot target load that I fold crimp with the Remington Sp-10 wads that works great. That is as far as I would go with plastic wads and stepped chambers. They look neat to0...kind of like 2" 12 gauge shells. Just my opinion. I need to try some Red Dot loads with fiber wads.