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< 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ 1925 Lefever nitro special ammo? |
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Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:37 pm
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would it need 2 1/2 inch 16 ga or 2 3/4inch? |
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Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:32 pm
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Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:59 pm
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At that age if it's not marked 2 3/4 it probably isn't. Measure it. |
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Sat Apr 16, 2016 6:07 pm
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I reload 2 1/2 in so no problem |
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Sat Apr 16, 2016 7:45 pm
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What did it turn out to be when you measured it?
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Mike |
Last edited by skeettx on Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:32 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:16 pm
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measured it and its clearly 2 3/4 inches. |
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:33 pm
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Wonderful, Congratulations !! |
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:23 pm
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Nitro Specials were test beds for Ithaca to try out new production designs for what was ultimately to become the Ithaca NID. All Nitro Specials are 2 3/4 inch. |
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Mon Apr 18, 2016 5:39 pm
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Your question was about ammo to use in a Nitro Special. Since it has 2-3/4" chambers, I would use most factory available lead and bismuth ammo. That includes 1-1/8 ounce loads. I have a 2-3/4" factory Fox from 1934 that I hunt wild pheasant with. I use both 1 ounce and 1-1/8 ounce loads for these later season birds. Most smaller birds don't require 1-1/8 loads. |
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Mon Apr 18, 2016 6:07 pm
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Little Creek wrote: |
Your question was about ammo to use in a Nitro Special. Since it has 2-3/4" chambers, I would use most factory available lead and bismuth ammo. That includes 1-1/8 ounce loads. I have a 2-3/4" factory Fox from 1934 that I hunt wild pheasant with. I use both 1 ounce and 1-1/8 ounce loads for these later season birds. Most smaller birds don't require 1-1/8 loads.
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thanks, I load a light 1 oz load for my grandson to shoot trap that I am going to try in it. |
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16ga Ithaca 37 1946
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16ga browning citori lightning grade 3 2003
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Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:33 am
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Lloyd3 wrote: |
Nitro Specials were test beds for Ithaca to try out new production designs for what was ultimately to become the Ithaca NID. All Nitro Specials are 2 3/4 inch.
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Lloyd,
I don't know if that is true in a discussion about the 16 gauge version of the Nitro Special. The standard length of the 16 gauge hull was 2 9/16", long after the 12 had gone to 2 3/4".
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