Anybody got a gun that takes these?

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Anybody got a gun that takes these?

Postby jroc » Tue Jan 06, 2004 8:59 pm

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Found these while cleaning out the shell box tonight........ :shock:

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Postby QUACKERS » Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:44 pm

looks like an estate 2 3/4 not suprising that estate messed up the lenth stamp
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Postby greyduk » Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:06 pm

The 3 3/4 is the Dram Equivalency as in 3 3/4 -1 1/8 -4. Not the length.
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Postby sportsman450 » Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:16 pm

greyduk wrote:The 3 3/4 is the Dram Equivalency as in 3 3/4 -1 1/8 -4. Not the length.


Surely he knew that.
That's shotgun shell 101!!! :lol:
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Postby jroc » Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:12 am

we have a winner...........

Just thought it was kinda funny. Good for a laugh with some friends that don't know. (Yeah I have a 3 3/4 in mag Super Black Comorant that Benelli just came out with). :shock: :lol:

Estate is the only one that I have seen that stamps that on the shell instead of length.
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Postby mallardshooter » Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:18 am

I had a problem a few years ago with my 3 1/2 ejecting hulls. After cleaning, the problem wouldn't go away. So, I took out a Win 3 1/2", Remington 3 1/2", & an Estate 3 1/2" shell to compare.
The loaded lengths were:
Win 3 1/2" - 3 1/8"
Rem 3 1/2" - 3 1/16"
Estate "3 1/2"" - 2 7/8"....The hull was only 3 1/8" long. :shock:

So, What Estate sells as 3 1/2" shells are barely 3" mags. I have wondered if the shorter lengths were cheated like the 3 1/2s were...
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Shell Length

Postby greyduk » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:28 am

The stated shell length is before the crimp is put in.
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Re: Shell Length

Postby jroc » Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:00 pm

greyduk wrote:The stated shell length is before the crimp is put in.


Kinda like lumber......dimesions are beofre it's planed........2x4 = 1 1/2x3 1/2......... :lol:
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Postby mallardshooter » Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:34 pm

I understand the difference in "nominal" & "actual" dimensions. But it is still interesting how the Win's length crimped is the same as the Estate hull.
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Postby Rebelducky » Thu Jan 08, 2004 9:17 am

These appear to be 2 3/4 length shells that have 3 3/4 drams of powder. I used to reload 2 3/4s and this was a magnum load equal to the amount of powder in a 00 buckshot.
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Postby jroc » Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:57 am

Rebelduck wrote:These appear to be 2 3/4 length shells that have 3 3/4 drams of powder. I used to reload 2 3/4s and this was a magnum load equal to the amount of powder in a 00 buckshot.


that's what they are, like I said most shells (even the newer estates) stamp length. On the box it stated 3 3/4 dram equiv. Just was horsing around with those old 2 3/4 shells that's all. :lol:
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