Yes it does I have one.
Yes
Yes, shorter shells are no problem.
Not if you want to continue living.
Yes but not the other way around .You can not use 3" shells in a 2 3/4 chambered gun.
1926 IS THE YEAR THAT WINCHESTER WENT TO STANDARDIZED 2-3/4" LENGTHS ON THEIR 16 AND 20 GAUGE SHELLS.
Yes, Stevens did produce a model 248A, which is a bolt-action shotgun in 20 gauge. It features a three-round magazine that can be fed with a clip. This model was part of Stevens' line of shotguns designed for hunters and sport shooters.
Around $350-$400, a little more if it is the single-trigger version.
All day long. Any shotgun can handle shorter shells than it is chambered for as long as they are the same gauge.
Per federal regulations, it can only hold a maximum of three shells (2 in the magazine tube + 1 in the chamber).
It will fit on the frame but the action will not function with 3 inch shells.
A quarter scale model will be one quarter of the full-scale model in each of the three dimensions, so it will be 1/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 = 1/64 the weight, or 3.4375 lbs.
Montgomery Wards contracted Mossberg to manufacture many of the Western Field guns. Western Field model 15 is actually a Mossberg model 80. While it is not known the years that Mossberg shipped these guns to Montgomery Wards, it is known that Mossberg produced the model 80 gun between 1933 and 1946.