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16 GAUGE 2 9/16" CHAMBER

FOXMOUNTAINFOXMOUNTAIN Member Posts: 53 ✭✭
edited January 2002 in Ask the Experts
I HAVE AN OLD 16 GAUGE MODEL 12 WITH 2-9/16"CHAMBER, WHERE CAN I GET AMMO OR IS SHOOTING 2-3/4" AMMO OK? THANKS
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  • 22WRF22WRF Member Posts: 3,385
    edited November -1
    Could this be a Merkel you have? 2 9/16 is 65mm and you gun is chambered for this European shell. And No you can't shoot a 2 3/4 in it it. Chamber is too short! In fact the 2 3/4 should not ever chamber do to the length. 2 9/16 shell are available for a price.
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  • FOXMOUNTAINFOXMOUNTAIN Member Posts: 53 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    NO, THIS IS A MODEL 12 WINCHESTER EARLY ONE AND IT DOES CHAMBER A 2-3/4. THANKS JOHN
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  • 22WRF22WRF Member Posts: 3,385
    edited November -1
    Some of these were converted to 2 3/4 you could have one of those. Measure the chamber.Also I would only shoot low brass in it[This message has been edited by 22WRF (edited 01-03-2002).]
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  • snocountrysnocountry Member Posts: 111 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    wanna buy a chambering reamer and gauge for 16 ga???not difficult to do-just read the directions. or wanna sell the shotgun to me?
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  • woodsrunnerwoodsrunner Member Posts: 5,378 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A 2-3/4 inch shell will chamber in the short chamber. Shotgun chambers are measured to the uncrimped/fired casing.. Shooting the longer shell in the short chamber will result in excessive pressure. Either have a gunsmith lengthen the chamber or buy the proper ammunition. WWW.hillrodandgun.com These people sell the short shells. There are other places also. If this is a model 12, it's probably a very early one, and has some collector value. I would just shoot the short ammunition in it and leave it origional.WOODS[This message has been edited by woodsrunner (edited 01-04-2002).]
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  • FOXMOUNTAINFOXMOUNTAIN Member Posts: 53 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    THANKS FOR THE INPUT, IT IS A VERY EARLY MODEL 12 AROUND 100,000 SERIAL NUMBER, I WILL EITHER GET THE RIGHT SHELLS OR MOVE IT, THANKS AGAIN
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  • gunnutgunnut Member Posts: 724 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    HELLO, WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING IM RIGHT HERE STIR, STIR, STIR
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  • FOXMOUNTAINFOXMOUNTAIN Member Posts: 53 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    GUNNUT,I CAN SEE WHERE YOU GOT THE SECOND PART OF YOUR NAME.
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  • Guns & GlassGuns & Glass Member Posts: 864 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just wondering about how the measurement was taken, because a common European length was/is 2 5/8". Pretty close to 2 9/16". Some 12's were done for the Euro market, and are scarce.
    Happy Bullet Holes!
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  • psgpowellpsgpowell Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A good many years ago before I learned better I shot 2 3/4' shells in my Win Mod 1912 16 ga & broke the end off the firing pin.
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