Chamber Length

[Roundsworth]

Here is a box of 2-3/4" 10 gauge. It is the only one I have ever seen. I wonder if there were actually 10 gauge chambers out there at 2-3/4", or if these were for the 2-5/8" chamber (taking into account Parker's policy on shorter chambers).

[Bill Murphy]

Although we have seen Parker drawings and hang tags that show chambers 1/8" shorter than the shells meant to be fired in those chambers, there is a factory chart of chamber lengths, dated 1920, that shows chambers of nominal shell length. This chart is in Volume 2 or TPS in the Barrels, Bores, and Chambers chapter.

[Bill Murphy]

Mark, that is a wonderful box of Canucks. I have that same box in BB size shot in my ten gauge collection, a gift from my friend Claudio Opacek.

[Roundsworth]

I wish I could afford to collect boxes! When I see a nice box photo on the internet, I download it for reference against my collection of singles. It is nice to be able to see what a specimen came in when new.