I spoke to Steve last night and the barrels and chambers were to the original specs regarding wall thickness and chamber length. These barrels were not honed in any way. The bulge is approximately at 2 3/4 inches and the chambers are 2 1/2. This probably occurred by using a high pressure 2 3/4 inch shell in a gun chambered for 2 1/2 inch shells.
As a note of possible interest a friend of mine was shooting his Fox Sterlingworth when the barrel burst at the chamber. The previous shot went off without any problems and the target was broken. Sometimes things just break.
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