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Looks like you have a nice 100 made probably between 1954-7.

I have a 1967 Matador 16 which is about 10 years after Matador came out. Gun has been used a lot and NEVER a problem with the SST. May ...

Up until recently 16ga Huglu made guns CZ, Dehaan and Huglu branded had 3" chambers. I don't think the new ones do.

Were they to make 16 guns and ammo in 3" it would really cut into the ...

Yeah, I thought of that, but 1 grain goes below the lowest listed load of those recipes. Think it would work OK?

Thanks. I know you guys have a lot more experience than me, but I'm going to drop the powder by a half grain or so to get a lower velocity.

No, but I intend to. Thanks

There was also quite a diff. in the 16 ga forum load using RST and 2 1/2" Cheddite Hodgdon data on SPR's site.

Oh, I trust the chamber, but not 100 year old wood.

Anyway, the differences in the pressure and fps I saw is quite significant.

OK, but in you opinion does the rough interior of a used shell as opposed to the smooth interior of a new shell raise pressure. Seems to me it would.

I had Armbrust test a load for me from Hodgdon data.

Ched hull (I used once fired RST) 2 1/2" 7/8oz, 19.9 Universal, Ched 209, SG16 which is supposed to yield 1150 fps 7500 psi.

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The only two Aya guns sold by Sears was the 100; a single non-selectable trigger. The other was the 433; a DT boxlock. The 100 was sold from 1954-57.

Matador was sold by Firearms Int. out of DC ( ...

Looks like the MM you posted shoots cameras, not guns Laughing

My GSP pointing the phez about 20 ft ahead of him. Hard to see the left leg is up.

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Here he is backing my SIL's EP

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Ditto on the thanks Exclamation

My old Lab hunted in her 14th year and died the following summer....I know what you are feeling..Oh, too well.

They also mourn us.

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Let's see 15/16 = .9375 of 1 oz.

My Nice Shot loads in a 2 1/2" Purple shell that I got from RST are marked
9/10 of an oz.

I use an adjustable charge bar and came up with that amou ...

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Maybe you've heard it before, but don't slam a double gun closed. It can put more wear on the hingh than shooting a ton of full house loads. Close it slow but firmly. If you hold the le ...