Can 870 12g 2 3/4 barrel handle 3 shell?
- Thread starter davedavidave
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No!!!!!
ChromeArty
CGN frequent flyer
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It'll fit... but don't touch it off! A shotgun shell is measured AFTER it is fired. So with the crimps at the end open. So a 3" will be pressed up against the forcing cone unfired.
This should have been gone over in detail during your PAL course.
This should have been gone over in detail during your PAL course.
Likely because it has been said nothing bad will happen .
This has been said many a time around campfires while drinking reebs...
Kinda like the myth of guys shooting 45-70 rounds in single shot shotguns in .410...
Rob
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It's easy to tell who hasn't taken the course or even really handled firearms before based on some of the questions on here.
Falconflyer
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I used to hunt with a guy who fired 3 inch shells through his 2 3/4 in chambered 870 all the time, when I found out what he was doing he got banished from the hunting party!
The problem is that the 3 inch shells will fit into a 2 3/4 inch chamber nicely but when they are fired the hull opens up into the forcing cone. The problem is that the hull can't open all the way because the forcing cone is funnel shaped so it causes a constriction and increases the pressure to unacceptable levels. Many shooters have gotten away with it for years but if you do it enough then one day you won't!
The problem is that the 3 inch shells will fit into a 2 3/4 inch chamber nicely but when they are fired the hull opens up into the forcing cone. The problem is that the hull can't open all the way because the forcing cone is funnel shaped so it causes a constriction and increases the pressure to unacceptable levels. Many shooters have gotten away with it for years but if you do it enough then one day you won't!
ChromeArty
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Ha!! No doubt. I'm such a research junkie, that it is odd to me that this question would be asked. Even left wing google can answer this in a heartbeat. And if this wasn't gone over in the PAL course, the instructor wasn't doing his job.
cool guys. I was thinking maybe shell length only matters to the receiver part, not to the barrel. haha... I remember in the course it did say should match shell to the shotgun. Thank for the comments guys. I will always ask when I am not sure.
The chamber is the most important factor, as to which ammunition is safe in a firearm.
hammering hank
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. I would seriousely hope that anyone careless and foolish enough to do this would never pass such firearm on to someone else.
When I challenged the exam back when you could challenge the exam that was the one component the examiner critiqued. He explicitly told me I wasn’t obvious and deliberate enough in checking the gauge of the pump shotgun even though I had checked it. He admonished me to imagine what might happen if I got it wrong and that has never left me. Obviously it was pretty effective. Perhaps some testing is less rigorous?
