0V Grade??

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Greg Endeman

So, ignorant me, would this gun likely take a 2 1/2 shell, low pressure?

I strongly suspect your gun being a 12ga has 2 5/8" chambers. I don't believe anybody has ever hurt one firing 2 3/4" shells. I have a Trojan 12 from 1913 and shot 2 3/4" 1 1/4 ounce lead at 1330 fps at ducks for years when lead was legal. When the first bismuth loads came out all they had available was 1 3/8 ounce and I shot those. I experienced no problems. Trojans are stout guns. Now that I am older and wiser (mostly just older) I shoot "lighter" loads and found they work just fine. Make sure the screws that hold the stock to the receiver are tight, use proper screwdrivers and if you don't know what you are doing find a Smith that does. The wood is 100 years old and dry, treat it kindly with lower recoil loads to avoid cracking it. RST Shotshells makes ammo that is designed for vintage guns.