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Thank you Dean for your quick reply. Can I request the research letter online or the only option is via mail?
Will the research paper tell me if I can use the type of shells that mentioned in my original message? |
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06-20-2022, 10:19 AM
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If the chambers and bores haven't been messed with and the chambers are 2 9/16" or 2 5/8" or of course 2 3/4", I would think so. I have a 1898 DH 12 with Titanic Steel barrels with 2 9/16" chambers and I shoot moderate 2 3/4" loads in it all the time.
There are those who will say this is bad advice. I would certainly highly recommend you check wall thickness and chamber length first. .
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06-20-2022, 10:31 AM
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Incidentally, you can order the research letter online by going to our HOME page and click on the Research Letter tab. I might add that if you join the PGCA for $40 annually the research letter will cost you only $40. If you choose not to join the PGCA the research letter costs $100.
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06-20-2022, 10:34 AM
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Welcome. Congratulations on an interesting gun. Post some pictures when you can.
No one can tell you over the internet what ammunition may or may not be safe in a given gun. That requires a qualified double gun smith with the proper tools and expertise. That serial number is circa 1910. At that time, the heaviest 12-gauge loads being offered by our North American ammunition manufacturers was 3 1/2-drams of bulk smokeless powder -- ARROW 12-gauge, 2 3-4 inch, 3 1-2 drams E.C., 1 1-4 ounce.jpg or 28 grains of dense smokeless powder (such as Infallible or Ballistite) -- RECORD 12-ga 28-grains Ballistite.jpg pushing 1 1/4-ounce of shot. Those 12-gauge loads could be had in 2 3/4-inch or longer shells. Some DuPont powder booklets from the 1920s/30s show these loads had pressures above modern day SAAMI specs for 2 3/4-inch 12-gauge shells. |
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06-20-2022, 11:18 AM
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Nobody can tell you, over the internet, if your gun is sound to shoot. let alone what shells to use in it.
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Thank you all for the valuable information. I will have to take it to a gunsmith first before I do anything with the shotgun. I hope I hear good news
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06-20-2022, 02:05 PM
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If the MBW (minimum barrel wall thickness) is .250 or better.... 7/8 oz is plenty for doves.... and all woodlands for that matter. RST shells would be appropriate. If you can get them.
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06-20-2022, 02:33 PM
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.250? quarter inch?
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