Standardized Shotshell dimensions.

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Mike, In the 25 years of going back and forth to the UK, roughly 60 days per year, when in London, I always stayed in the same hotel in South Kensington. The walk to my favorite pub was a pleasant 10 minute, 4 blocks over, and 2 blacks down to Old Brompton Road. My walk back to the hotel was a pleasant 45 minute walk back, 3-5 blocks up, 2-3 blocks over, 4-6 black back the other way. It usually included 4 or 5 garden watering stops. The origin of leather patches on their sweaters (jumpers) was the crawl home from the local. In the outlying villages in was necessary to crawl using your elbows, so that you could hold a drink in one hand and a fag (cigarette) in the other. I know all this because a friend told me.

What made that pleasant walk even more dangerous was the constant bombing by the Luftwaffe.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

What made that pleasant walk even more dangerous was the constant bombing by the Luftwaffe.

Now That is funny, though I took comfort knowing you were defending the realm in your Sopwith Camel.

[Woodcock survey]

Edgar's participation in a thread demands you pay attention because you know this is coming, maybe not now but wait it will come.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Edgar, that was CLASSIC!!!! Thank you!!

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Now That is funny, though I took comfort knowing you were defending the realm in your Sopwith Camel.

I'd give Daryl the benefit of the doubt. He was probably flying a Spitfire!!

[Researcher]

At the Las Vegas show in 2003 I bought a pair of English 28-gauge snap caps for my 28-gauge No. 2 NID and the gun wouldn't fully close on them. Returned them at the 2004 show. The English gun maker stated that early 28-gauges had thinner rims.

My 28-gauge Model 12 Skeet Gun won't quite close on modern 28-gauge rims, but functions like greased lightning with old paper Super-X or Super-Speed shells. It worked fine for years with the early 28-gauge AAs?!?

I seem to recall Babe saying something about having to recut the rim recesses on early Parker Bros. 28-gauges.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Dave, what year was your M12 Skeet gun made?

[BRDHNTR]

They weren't bombing in London during my many business trips there but I did get bombed never the less.

[Kevin McCormack]

Yes is not uncommon for early 28 gauge guns to have extractor rim cuts that are too shallow for later-manufactured shells. Lawrence relieved the extractor rim cuts on both of my early VH 28s.

[Researcher]

Dave, what year was your M12 Skeet gun made?

Early gun from 1937 or 8.