Thanks Larry....you saved me alot of typing. cool You hit all the points. Nice job.

I have in my possesion some 2.5" shells (Italian mfg. and loaded to CIP standards) that recoil more than my 3" Kent Faststeel duck loads. My 2 3/4", 1 oz. and 7/8 oz. loads are below 5500 psi and the payload leaves the barrels going 1150 fps. Easy on the guns action, the stock and more importantly...ME.

Bell & Armbrust have proven time and time again that there is no danger in using 2 3/4" shells in 2 1/2" chamber. Read up.

Dustin