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Re: 1942 Field Grade chamber length
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Posted by C Helms on February 23, 2015, 4:08 pm, in reply to "
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As it was pointed out, the general rule is that they were always 2 3/4", unless otherwise marked.
There are exceptions though. And, you're not crazy
. I measured mine a dozen times thinking the same thing you did. But, it came up short each time.
Personally, I think someone just short stroked this one on the boring machine...or worn tooling.
As long as you're shooting lower pressure shells, it shouldn't matter much anyway.
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1942 Field Grade chamber length
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Franklin
February 23, 2015, 12:51 pm
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Vance Henretty
February 23, 2015, 2:43 pm
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Drew Hause
February 23, 2015, 3:18 pm
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Franklin
February 23, 2015, 3:30 pm
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Franklin
February 23, 2015, 3:33 pm
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C Helms
February 23, 2015, 3:43 pm
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Franklin
February 23, 2015, 3:48 pm
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Drew Hause
February 23, 2015, 4:00 pm
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Franklin
February 23, 2015, 4:13 pm
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C Helms
February 23, 2015, 4:08 pm
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Franklin
February 23, 2015, 4:15 pm
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Tom Martin
February 23, 2015, 7:25 pm
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Franklin
February 23, 2015, 8:17 pm
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David Williamson
February 23, 2015, 9:28 pm
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Franklin
February 24, 2015, 10:21 am
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Pastorcharlie
February 23, 2015, 10:09 pm
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linda
March 4, 2015, 7:10 am
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