Destry, My gun was originally owned by a barrel fitter at Hunter Arms who lived just outside Fulton, NY. He passed it to his nephew who acquired it in 1965, kept it in its original leg-of-mutton case, and never fired it. It was then sold to an individual in Glen(?) Falls, NY who also never fired it and I purchased it from him. I have resurrected it from its case and hammered the h*** out of doves with it ! Can you find any more 3" shells---- I'd love to show the "Doubting Thomases" that 3" 16 ga. shells DID exist! What brand is yours?