Chamber Length?

[Bill Murphy]

The real reason is that Parker bored guns 1/8" short as a company policy. The secondary reason is that a plastic shell that intrudes into a forcing cone 1/8" does not create any pressure difference over a plastic shell that does not intrude in a forcing cone at all. Shells that are a bit longer than the chamber length are just no problem unless the chambers are very old and square ended for brass shells.

[Larry Angus]

Although my grandfather's Trojan 16 guage has not see extensive use over the past 40 years there have been times of extensive use. Grouse hunting in New York when my brother was stationed at Plattsburg, dove hunting in Florida by me and pheasant hunting by me in California. We have always used off the shelf 2 3/4 shells". I still don't shoot it as much as my modern guns but my gun is 98 years old so I am ordering some RST 2 1/2" quail and pheasant loads just to preserve my family heirloom and preserve the pristine original stock for my grandson. Probably help preserve my 58 year old arthritic shoulder also.

[Bill Faulk]

Originally Posted by LarryAngus

Although my grandfather's Trojan 16 guage has not see extensive use over the past 40 years there have been times of extensive use. Grouse hunting in New York when my brother was stationed at Plattsburg, dove hunting in Florida by me and pheasant hunting by me in California. We have always used off the shelf 2 3/4 shells". I still don't shoot it as much as my modern guns but my gun is 98 years old so I am ordering some RST 2 1/2" quail and pheasant loads just to preserve my family heirloom and preserve the pristine original stock for my grandson. Probably help preserve my 58 year old arthritic shoulder also.

Larry,I assure a 2 1/2 "..with 7 1/2 shot will knock those pheasants just as dead as any lenth shell or shot load.I used the RST shells first of the month on Pheasants and knocked a few down at 35-40 yards.