2 9/16" chamber??

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I am considering a purchase of a vintage shotgun. She is a 16 bore with a 2 9/16" chamber....
My questions for you guys are...Where in Canada can I get 2 1/2" 16 ga shells? (Epps doesn't have them), anybody handload these shells? Is shooting 2 3/4" through it a big deal? Should I just ream the forcing cones out?
 
Although it probably has had 2 3/4" shells put through it, I wouldn't continue to do so. It's always Okay until something happens. I don't know where you find the 2 1/2 " shells in Canada. I know Polywad in the US makes them, don't know who distributes them here. You could reload if you had a 16 gauge reloader. You just have to cut back the plastic on a 2 3/4" shell. Having a gunsmith lengthen the forcing cone may be an option. What kind of shotgun is it? Even if you reload, these old guns are only designed to withstand so much pressure.
 
I have an old damascus-barreled 24 ga. Modern 20 ga. shells fit it. What i do is cut new shells off at the crimp, dump out the powder, shot, and wad column. I then reload with 35 gr. 2f black powder, some fiber wads, 3/4 oz. of shot. Then I put an overshot wad and put a small crimp on using the back of a butter knife, just so it catches over the card wad, then I use a glue gun to put a very fine bead of glue around the shell. I've been doing this for years, with no problems.

Killed tons of grouse and wobbits with it.
 
dilly said:
I am considering a purchase of a vintage shotgun. She is a 16 bore with a 2 9/16" chamber....
My questions for you guys are...Where in Canada can I get 2 1/2" 16 ga shells? (Epps doesn't have them), anybody handload these shells? Is shooting 2 3/4" through it a big deal? Should I just ream the forcing cones out?
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I shoot four different 16's, and shoot them all with brass cases that are
2 1/2" .
You can buy the cases from Epps or from bilozir.net
Cat
 
3macs1 said:
Cat all of your guns combined are only worth 1000.00 so who cares what you shoot in them.:evil:
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dang, never looked at it that way!:eek:
However, seems a moderator decided that my guns are worth more thsan that and that I was "not in my right mind" and deleted that thread to save me more embarrassment and lowball offers!!:p
Cat
 
Thanks for the info people. It is a Tobin black diamond. I have a 12 guage standard grade that I had the forcing cones taken out of and it works fine. I also had it opened to Skt1 and Skt2. Just not sure if this one might be worth preserving. I think the chokes are IC and Imp Mod so that is the choke combination I am looking for in a 16.
 
Win/64 said:
Would love to see some pic's.
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If I get it I will post some. They might be "before and after" pics. She needs a little TLC in the wood dept. Barrels are ok but, a re-black would make them that much nicer. The receiver looks good. That black finish must have been pretty durable.
 
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