A three inch 28??

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Chuck- thanks
That is so cool.

[Kevin McCormack]

I have a 3" 28 ga. shell in my collection (I believe it is a Remington).

[Glenn Jackson]

You will be able to find more information on 28 ga. ammunition on the I.A.A. forum .
Shot shells are not my main interest .

International Ammunition Association forum:
http://iaaforum.org/forum3/viewforum.php?f=8

Glenn

[Bill Murphy]

That is obviously a Remington marking, rare as rare can be.

[Researcher]

Very interesting Remington Parker marking.

I don't know of any North American ammunition manufacturer offering anything but 2 1/2 inch and 2 7/8 inch 28-gauge paper shells. Just before WW-II the 28-gauge skeet loads began being put up in 2 3/4 inch cases which became the "standard" for 28-gauge shells not long after WW-II. The old roll-crimped 2 7/8 inch paper 28-gauge shells look really long and I've known of folks thinking they were 3-inch.

Here is a smattering of pre-WW-II 28-gauge roll crimped shells and a roll-crimped 20-gauge 3-inch Magnum Peters High Velocity for comparison.



From left -- Shurshot 2 1/2 inch shell, loaded length 2.357" -- Nitro Club 2 7/8 inch shells, loaded length 2.724" -- Remington Express 2 7/8 inch shell, loaded length 2.686" -- Western Super-X 2 3/4 inch shell, loaded length 2.586". The Express has a deeper crimp than the Nitro Clubs.

Same first four shells with a 2 3/4 inch Shurshot roll crimped shell added at left end --



Loaded length 2.562".

And finally, here is the 2 3/4 inch roll-crimped Western Super-X from the first picture with a loaded length of 2.586" with a 2 7/8 inch Super-X roll-crimped shell with a loaded length of 2.680".



The 12-, 16- and 20-gauge paper shells were offered in a greater variety of lengths.

[charlie cleveland]

several boxes of 28 ga shotgun shells in the 2 7/8 length on gunbroker auction site if anybody is interested.... charlie