Thanks, Jon. Some good info there, tho' he does not mention having to thin case rims, with the rifle brass.

Originally Posted by KY Jon
If I had to fire from a lot of brass I would like to have a gun built as stout as possible.

Yep. Sounds like a job for a Baikal. You can't hurt those things.

Originally Posted by GLS
Maybe just anecdotal but my barrel man has noticed in the drinking and betting turkey shoots into paper, he has noticed that a chamber length matching the open hull length of the standard shell used at shoots performs better than those overly long or shorter than the beginning of the forcing cone. He believes an exact match gives a smoother, non-disruptive transition from chamber to forcing cones.

That is very interesting. I have wondered about that for much of my shotgunning life, but never heard an informed opinion on it. Those card shooters have forgotten more about making even, tight patterns than most of us will ever know.


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