Were Charles Lancaster's "Pygmies" the forerunner of the 2" chambered shotgun?
The shells were 2"
Lancaster went another direction with his 12-20.
Drew,
The Lancaster 2” pygmies had problems with shot balling in 2.5” guns in the late 1890s. According to this article
Gale the pygmies were the forerunner to the 2” gun. I’ve seen other articles where the Pygmies were made to allow more cartridges to be carried to the shoot. The 2” gun didn’t come out until approximately 1930 and the Pygmies were first brought out in the late 1890s. A long time for a great idea to catch on.
Ken
