So today I had to buy some 3 inch buckshot (all they had) for my 20 gauge Mossberg 500 as my double gun depicted in this thread has only a 2 3/4 inch chamber...
I only loaded them in the gun to represent the risk that the wrong shells can fit in a gun with too short of a chamber...
Here is the difference in a 2 3/4 and a 3 inch round...
You can barely see that my double gun is plainly marked Proof Tested 2 3/4 chamber...
3 inch inserted...
2 3/4 ready to go in...
Fits a little snug a little early in the insertion...
But.... With a slight push...
The point of this thread is to show how easy it is in the shotgun world to load the wrong round in your gun...
I don't know haw many times folks have gotten lucky but I know it can't be a good risk vs. reward situation... I don't know how risky it would be in my gun but when folks tell you that the pressure spike could be a lethally blown up gun ain't kidding...
I bet this old Savage 1953 would not last long at all with them tight shells opening in that tight bore...
Brent
I only loaded them in the gun to represent the risk that the wrong shells can fit in a gun with too short of a chamber...
Here is the difference in a 2 3/4 and a 3 inch round...
You can barely see that my double gun is plainly marked Proof Tested 2 3/4 chamber...
3 inch inserted...
2 3/4 ready to go in...
Fits a little snug a little early in the insertion...
But.... With a slight push...
The point of this thread is to show how easy it is in the shotgun world to load the wrong round in your gun...
I don't know haw many times folks have gotten lucky but I know it can't be a good risk vs. reward situation... I don't know how risky it would be in my gun but when folks tell you that the pressure spike could be a lethally blown up gun ain't kidding...
I bet this old Savage 1953 would not last long at all with them tight shells opening in that tight bore...
Brent