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Bridge, 16 ga. length for bullets?

mousemouse Member Posts: 3,624
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
This gun is about 60 yrs. old. I cleaned it, and looking down the bore into sunlight, it's shiny smooth from both mussle and breach.
Can only see about 5 little pin point pocks in the barrel. Also, I measured from the chamber where you can see a groove circular inthe
barrel,from the part whereit breaks open to the groove. It's 2 3/4 in. Is this how I know what length shell to buy?

Thanks for the help.
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  • mousemouse Member Posts: 3,624
    edited November -1
    I am serious guys, I'm new at this remember? Did I measure it right?

    I mispelled muzzle....
    Seriously, a gunsmith wants 20 bucks to tell me, you'll save me some
    money. Thanks.
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  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Yes, but I'd let the smith check it out anyway. The $20 would be good insurance to make sure the gun is shootable.
    I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    2 3/4 is the measure of a fired shotgun shell with the crimping open. That is how the length is determined, though the 2 3/4 inch shell actually measures about 2 3/8 before fireing. It would be unusual for your shotgun to shoot something longer as the 3 and 3.5 mag shells are no more than 20 or so years old. The only other things your shot gun could shoot would be 2 or 2.5 inch shells if it was European. So, you should be good to go with 2.75 shells, but DO NOT shoot steel shot in this old timer as the pressures will be too high. Bismuth is fine. Good Shootin'!
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  • mousemouse Member Posts: 3,624
    edited November -1
    thanks fella's. Start my gun safety class tues, with my
    12 yr old son. Got him a .410 mossberg owned by a former
    instructor. It was his first gun. He really took good
    care of it. 12 hr. class, looking forward to it.
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  • MPinkstonMPinkston Member Posts: 799 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    During or around that time some 16ga shotguns were chambered for the 2 9/16" shell. Be careful!

    aguncollector@yahoo.com
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  • CAndres35CAndres35 Member Posts: 453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    hedog: 20yrs on 3" shells? i bought a win. mdl. 12 used in 1959 that was chambered for 3" shells and purchased shells of that length at the time. my how time flies when we are having fun. thats over 40 yrs, ago. just funnin ya. carl
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  • CAndres35CAndres35 Member Posts: 453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    hedog: 20yrs on 3" shells? i bought a win. mdl. 12 used in 1959 that was chambered for 3" shells and purchased shells of that length at the time. my how time flies when we are having fun. thats over 40 yrs, ago. just funnin ya. carl
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