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Offline joker80p

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measuring chamber length
« on: March 24, 2008, 05:58:54 AM »
as i posted below i just recieved an old iver johnson champion 12 ga, and i was trying to figure out the chamber length.  Does 3 inch sound about right, i measured to where the forcing cone starts and its 3 inches to the end of the barrel.  Is this a correct measurement
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Re: measuring chamber length
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2008, 07:32:04 AM »
Most likely a 2.75 chamber you have there---as the shell needs extra room to open up.

Using a 3in shell in there will most likely lead to excessive pressure.
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Re: measuring chamber length
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2008, 07:45:20 AM »
im sry i typed that a little backward, i measured from the end of the forcing cone to the end of the barrel and it is 3 inches.  Does that make any difference?  I mean a 3 inch shell is actually smaller than 3 inches right, but it opens up to 3 inches correct.  Well anyway i just wanted to clear that up, 3 inches from the end of the forcing cone to the end of the chamber
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Re: measuring chamber length
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2008, 08:18:30 AM »
A 2.75 shell opens up to 3in.

A 3in shell opens up to 3.25---or there abouts.
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Re: measuring chamber length
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2008, 08:35:12 AM »
gotcha thank you for the help, works out perfect still.  I can keep all the same size shells.  My Mossberg model 195 also shoots 2 3/4
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Re: measuring chamber length
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2008, 09:19:23 AM »
Not really the stated length is the length of the fired not the unfired shell.
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Re: measuring chamber length
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2008, 10:58:19 AM »
ok now im getting confused here, so what should i be shooting then?
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Re: measuring chamber length
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2008, 11:15:42 AM »
well i just measured my mossberg model 195 that is marked 2 3/4"  and i got the same measurement on that chamber as well so 2 3/4' must be the shell to use, unless the mossberg was modified which i doubt, it sat for many many years
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