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1.) Does it really have 3" chambers and weigh 6 pounds? 2.) If it does I wonder what the chamber wall thicknesses are the ends. http://www.cabelas.com/product/William-P...%3Bcat103580280 Best, Mike
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Proofed as 2&1/2" chambers, 3 tons Service load
Hugh Lomas,
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Possibly they read the 3 Tons as inches. The gun was originally 2 1/2"
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It is 3 tons pressure per square inch - there is a small square followed by the " (inch) sign.
Birmingham nitro proof - 2 1/2" chambers - according to my book between 1954 and 1989
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I wonder how they arrived at that price.
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Yup. 2 1/2" and not reproofed, per the flats. Of course it's possible someone on this side of the Pond punched them to 3"--which would have a significantly negative impact on the price, to a knowledgeable buyer.
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Nice $600 gun for someone who doesn't know where to shop for $600 guns.
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Three inch chambers with 26" barrels and .007" choke in each? Where's the sense in that?
Short barreled magnums don't make good company in a duck blind.
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Yup. 2 1/2" and not reproofed, per the flats. Of course it's possible someone on this side of the Pond punched them to 3"--which would have a significantly negative impact on the price, to a knowledgeable buyer. And after the barrels were punched from 2-1/2" to 3" on a six pound 12 bore what is the wall thickness at the muzzle end of the chambers?
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I've recently contacted a location of that merchant's, about a 10b described as a 3". Upon inquiring about it, I was informed that the chamber length was essentially a guess, and that there was no means on the premises to measure the chambers. It would be advisable to simply put "N/A" rather than incorrect and potentially harmful information in the description.
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