Revdocdrew-
Thank you so much for the wealth of information. I have never fired, much less owned a 16ga. So the idea of adding one to the "stable" is appealing to me and I really like doubles. If I shouldn't use the standard 2 3/4" shells, that may be deal killer on this one. Although from the thread you sent, it appears that some 16ga shooters are comfortable using the longer shells in short chambers, so long as the shot payload is modest. That is along the same line as the Fox shooters (myself included) who are comfortable using 1 oz 2 3/4" shells in their 2 5/8" Philly guns as this has been done for years. However, I thought that the 2 1/2" chambered 16ga using a 1oz load in 2 3/4" shells, might be pushing things a bit. So I will check chamber length (to see if it is 65 or 70) and to see if it was double proofed. If a 70 (I think unlikely) or double proofed (more likely), then I will give it a go today with the 2 3/4" 1oz loads I bought for today. If it is 65 or not double proofed, then I will have to decide if I want this "plane Jane" 16ga bad enough to feed it at the rate of +$75 per case. Per box, the Pollywad isn't too bad considering that's about what I paid for a box of 12ga Federal paper target yesterday.
The point about the chokes is very well taken. After checking the price lists, I am certain I don't want to spend the money on this particular shotgun to lengthen chambers or open up chokes. So if I decide to shoot it today I find it too tightly choked, I will likely pass.
The shotgun isn't anything fancy and I don't know if I am ready to take up shotgun reloading (after my last move 6 years ago, I got real lazy and just started buying factory loads (have yet to set up my Dillon for my cartridge guns!).
Thanks everyone-
Doug
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