Mark, my guess would agree with what Remington stated above: Stoeger likely assumed that magnum 20's would sell better in this country, regardless of how much sense it makes to have a sub-6# 20ga with 3" chambers. I used to have a Webley & Scott 720 that weighed closer to 5 1/2 than to 6. The Brits made (and proofed) that gun for 3", likely for the same reason--the 720 being essentially the American variation of the Model 702. The Savage Fox A Grade I've been playing around with--they come in right around 6 pounds in 20ga--has 2 3/4" chambers. I think that makes more sense on a gun that light, even if it might hurt possible sales to people who think all 20's should have 3" chambers.
Last edited by L. Brown; 01/13/18 09:08 AM.
