Trojan 16ga 3" chambers

[Bruce Day]

[quote=Mark Garrett;111718]..... Is it possible that this Parker gun could have been ordered that way ?

Ans: Remotely possible and not probable.

...... Or do you think that this is just a bad job of someone just reaming the chambers too deep ?

Ans: Yes

..... If checks out , is safe to shoot modern ammo through this gun?

Ans: At the time your gun was made, it was intended to shoot 7/8oz , 2 1/2 dram loads. A few years after your gun was made and without change to the barrel dimensions, the intended charge was changed to 1 oz , 2 1/2 dram loads. The 1 oz 2 1/2 dram load is sold today as a standard hunting load by Federal, Winchester and Remington.

Loads heavier than those, such as the 1 1/8 oz 3 dram loads sold by some major manufacturers as a heavy hunting 16ga load cause significant recoil in a typical weight 16ga and are ballistically inefficient for the bore.