Winchester Model 97

[Milton Starr]

Not necessarily Charlie , ive read that Winchester would load a prime case and pour powder down the bore filling the barrel half way up then loading a bullet on top of it. Now this was with one of their rifles but its possible they proofed the shotgun barrel the same. just a thought

[charlie cleveland]

milt a 2 3/4 inch 12 ga hull will not hold 9 1/2 drams of powder and 2 1/2 ounce of shot is what i m really saying... charlie

[Gary Cripps]

Kiffe ad.

[Holeshot]

Thanks Gary, If you read that carefully, there is no confusion. It is what it is. And I am not surprised at that proof testing.

[Milton Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

milt a 2 3/4 inch 12 ga hull will not hold 9 1/2 drams of powder and 2 1/2 ounce of shot is what i m really saying... charlie

Oh I know that lol no way that would fit Hard enough doing that with 3.5" 10 ga . What im saying is you could load a empty hull with a primer then load the rest of it like a muzzle loader. would be very dangerous I bet pour that much shot and powder in a 12 bore .

[wayne goerres]

Most likely an advertisement ploy. Not unusual back then. Most companys were interested in selling their product and they didn't care how they did it.

[Bill Murphy]

I proof tested a Winchester Model 1901 ten gauge cannon with as much powder as the shell would hold (eight drams of black) and more powder up the barrel with a wad in front. I made the mistake of firing it while the cannon was on top of a wood pile instead of on the ground. The cannon did a back flip and landed on the asphalt of my driveway. I guess it was a soft surface, because the cast iron carriage of the cannon was not damaged. This is probably how Winchester did the 9 dram test. Of course, there was no shot in front of my cannon load.

[charlie cleveland]

woulda loved to seen that bill...charlie

[Mike Franzen]

Bruce, do you know how many 97's were made with damascus?

[Bruce Day]

I don't know.

But here is the one pound test.