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Injury and/or death can result
If a shot has a 3inch chamber it will also shoot - 2 3/4 inch shells..
First of all you would have to determine if your gun will accept 3" shells.Second,if your gun is very old it may not be adviseable to fire it at all.Have a qualified gunsmith check it out. In a word, NO. When you say very old and worn out you don't want to add the word MAGNUM. DO NOT USE 3" SHELLS.
Have a gunsmith check the chamber length before shooting. Older 16 g shotguns used a 2 9/16th inch long shell. New shells are 2 3/4 inch. If your barrel is marked 2 3/4 inch, you can use new ammo. Stay away from steel shot that is used for waterfowl.
As the number 3 indicates,your Winchester model 42 can chamber either 2 1/2in,or 3 inch 410 shotgun shells.
slide a 3" shell in the chamber manually and see if it fits without being forced.
410 shells only and only what the barrel is marked for.
12-70 is frequently used to indicate the gauge of the shotgun followed by the length of the chamber in millimeters. In the US, or non-metric measurements, that means a 12 gauge shotgun chambered for 2.75 inch (usually read two and three quarter inch) shells. Sometimes, you'll see 12-76 to designate a 12 gauge shotgun chambered for 3 inch shells.
well it depends on if its a 3 inch shell if its a 3 inch shell you might not be able to fit 3 in it unless you have cut the plug shorter
We can't tell from the information you posted. Most shotguns will be marked with the gauge, such as 12 g, 20 g, or .410 on the barrel, Most modern guns will shoot 2 3/4 inch shells- if marked for it, they will also fire 3 inch shells. Shell s may be small birdshot, such as number 6 or number 7 1/2 for hunting birds, small game, or shooting clay targets. Buckshot, such as 00 buck, may be used for big game hunting.
2 3/4 shells can be used in barrels with marking " 3in." or 3 inch barrels. Does not work the other way around though...
Only use or shoot cartridges that have the same caliber as the one marked on the barrel of your firearm.
Long Tom was a name used by Sears Roebuck for shotguns made by Crescent- mainly 1930s time frame. Am not aware of any that were factory nickel plated. Values are typically in the $75-$100 range. Please note- older 16 g guns used a 2 9/16th inch shell. Even though they will chamber, these guns should NOT fire modern 2 3/4 inch shells.