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I have an old 12 guage Stevens single shot , break open shot gun ..

The chamber length seems to measure 2 5/8 inch , I need to rent a 2 3/4 inch chamber reamer .. to lengthen chamber or send barrel out ..

Any suggestions
Thanks , Bob


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Good morning. Why not just order 2 1/2 inch ammo and leave the old girl as she is? Cheers luke
 
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Contact MD Stewart. Dr Stewart has several of these old shotguns and routinely hunts them. He can advise on either, where to get them altered, or where to get ammo.
I used to have a reamer, but it is missing.
 
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Do a search for Reamer Rentals, there are a couple of places.


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Originally posted by Bear Cat:
I need to rent a 2 3/4 inch chamber reamer .. to lengthen chamber or send barrel out ..

Any suggestions.


A 12 gauge reamer is a 12 gauge reamer. Two inch, 2 1/2, 2 5/8, 2 3/4, 3 or 3 1/2 all with the same tool. You just drive it in further for a longer chamber. You can choose standard or “long forcing cone” profile. Brownells or reamer makers list them. Most places that do shotgun work can do that. Or as suggested, use 2 1/2 inch RST shells. Unless you are going to use that for target shooting, a case of shells will last a long time in a single shot. A safe and inexpensive solution.
 
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I did similar with an old single shot 20 ga last year, but I chucked up a piece of O1 steel, turned the contour I needed, milled flutes and hardened it and honed. Lengthened the forcing cone and extended the chamber for a light carry turkey gun. It worked pretty well and was a fun learning experience.


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You really need a proper gage to determine the exact length of the chamber..and a good idea to pay attention to the resulting wall thickness.
 
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