Question about a cooey 84

[JamesM]

I picked up a cooey 84 20 guage and am just wonderring if it would have a 3" chamber or not?

 

[gunsaholic]

I think this has been debated before with no real conclusion. Some say yes and some say no. Just grab a dowel rod the same size as the chamber and insert it until it stops. Then measure the length,. You might have to wrap tape around the dowel to get it closer to the size of the chamber. Or cut a strip of an old credit card the width of the chamber and insert it until it stops.

I went down and measured my 84 20 gauge and I get 2 3/4".
It is interesting though that I have an early model 840 that is just marked 20 gauge on the barrel like the 84. It too is 2 3/4". I also have a later model 840 where all the markings are on the barrel and it states 2 3/4 or 3 inches. Measuring the chambers you can easily see the difference on the dowel compared to the other 2.

 

[28 gauge]

My guess would be that if it does not say 3 inch it is not.The three inch chamber would be a selling point in my opinion and the manufacture would be sure to have it marked on the product.

 

[madtrapper143]

I have never seen a 84 in 3" Late 840's and the Cooey/Winchester 37A were 3". I would say your 84 is 2 3/4". My brother has a 84 in .410 (early) 2 1/2" only.

Darryl