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< 16ga. Guns ~ 16 ga pumps |
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Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:49 pm
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Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 58
Location: Dayton Wa.
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I have been loading 2 9/16 for my sxs.. Been looking at Ithaca 37's, model 12's, and Rem 31L's. Can I shoot 2 9/16 shells with out any problems if they are chambers are 2 3/4. Thanks. |
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Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:00 pm
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Joined: 12 Jun 2008
Posts: 370
Location: Kansas
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You can absolutely shoot the shorter shells in those guns with no issues. The Model 12s in fact will probably like them more than a 2-3/4” shell.
Happy shooting! Make sure you let us know what you get.
-Ben |
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Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:34 pm
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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YES, great ammo for the pumps, well done, well done
Mike |
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Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:55 am
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Joined: 24 Jul 2016
Posts: 548
Location: Ohio
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And there are tons of Ithaca 37 sixteen gauges on GunBroker right now just begging you to feed them! |
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 7:01 pm
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Joined: 30 Jul 2018
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Location: Dayton Wa.
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Thanks for all your input. I just received my new 1948 model 12 16 ga. this morning.
Ran about a half box of 2 9/16 " reloads through it and all went well. I chose the model 12 because my Dad gave me a brand new 12 ga. model 12 in 1957. Oops, now you know I'm an old guy, but still having fun. |
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Sun Oct 07, 2018 4:59 am
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Joined: 27 Jan 2016
Posts: 490
Location: Oswego, Kansas
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707PS many old guys refuse to grow up. My dad will be eighty in December and still shoots ATA trap on a regular basis. He has a sign in his reloading room that says " No matter how old I get I refuse to grow up"
He got me started shooting a shotgun when I was ten years old and I am glad to see him still enjoying it to this day. Even if he doesn't shoot a 16. I got my first 16 from my grandfather in 1986 and have preferred them ever since. |
_________________ Sweet sixteen forever
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Sun Oct 07, 2018 3:13 pm
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Joined: 30 Dec 2012
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Location: Chocolate City, Florida
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707PS wrote: |
Thanks for all your input. I just received my new 1948 model 12 16 ga. this morning.
Ran about a half box of 2 9/16 " reloads through it and all went well. I chose the model 12 because my Dad gave me a brand new 12 ga. model 12 in 1957. Oops, now you know I'm an old guy, but still having fun.
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707,
Depends HOW old you were in 57'!
Keep on truckin! |
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Sun Oct 07, 2018 5:22 pm
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Joined: 24 Jul 2016
Posts: 548
Location: Ohio
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I hope you still have the 12 gauge,a pair would be a good thing. |
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Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:59 pm
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Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 58
Location: Dayton Wa.
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I was 16 years old, and indeed I still have it. I had a Simmons rib installed about 25 years ago and purchased a browning 20 ga. model 12 when they first came on the market. The 16 has a plain barrel 28" long with a modified choke. The 16 is lighter than the 20. Love the 16. |
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Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:16 am
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Joined: 24 Jun 2013
Posts: 2066
Location: canandaigua - western n.y. (formerly deerhunter)
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if one is to run into any problems using shorter shells , it is because the timing CAN be upset around the mag tube . M12's set the 2nd shell out in the tube when loaded , and sometimes the short shell can let the 3rd shell into the action . They don't happen much because the original gun was designed around the short shell . My M97 , when the shell pops out of the mag tube can actually flip up and catch into the carrier ! They were designed for short shells also , but this gun was designed when RC shells were the norm and they are just a LEETLE bit longer . So for 999 out of a thousand , the guns work like magic , but for that one time !!!!! |
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Posted:
Tue Oct 09, 2018 5:53 pm
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Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 58
Location: Dayton Wa.
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Thanks for heads up 16gaDavis |
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