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I am considering using these for 10/12 and 16/20 conversions and to have in my field kit should I need to come up with locally available ammo. What is the difference between the two?
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I don't think Chamber Mate makes a 10ga to 12ga....I orderd one of their 2 & 1/2" chambered 12 to 20 sets. After sending them back to be "shortened" I was still not happy with the way they fit my gun so I returned them for a refund.
I've used the Gauge Mate "Silver" 10ga to 12ga every week for several years.
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They both at least did make 10 to 12-gauges, as I have both. I much prefer the Silver Gauge Mates.
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Researcher, why do you prefer the Silver Gauge Mates? Don't you have to remove them from the chamber after each firing to extract the shell?
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In the same vein, can some one compare the gold Gauge Mates vs the silver Gauge Mates?
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You can grind off part of the lip on the Silver Gauge Mates and it will be , functionally, just like the Gold, but much less expensive. My experience is with the 10/12 set.
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It too have 'silvers', 12-20. Work fine. I believe the 'golds' have a slit which can allow the case to expand and get stuck.
Question; Could the silver 10 to 12 be used with steel or hevishot in the 10 guage full choke firing the 12 guage shell without damage?
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I have the 16/20 Gauge mates in gold. I don't know how well the sliver ones work, but the golds work really well. They do make a small flaw in the case but I believe the cases could still be reloaded.
They work well enough that I could shoot with you and you'd never know I was using them.
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I got my Silver Gauge Mates before the Golds were introduced. I prefer the Silver Gauge mates to the Chamber Mates I had first.
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I have the 16/20 Gauge Mates in silver. As Daryl stated, I ground off a bit of the lip and they stay in the chamber. Use them in my drilling. You can purchase a tool from Gauge Mate to remove them, as they are a very tight fit.
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