simmans

Many thanks your comments Gunman. you are correct on the roll over chambers , they look just like a ridge I have just noticed on the B&P packet "do not use in damascus barrelled guns , but my westley is damascus and is nitro proofed to 3 tons so should be ok.

yes well shrunk bit like me really! My westly richards hammer gun is chambered for 2 1/2 but when measured with a 20mm dowl shows the chambers to be 67.98mm B&P sub sonic 1oz loads are 67mm when fired despite the packet saying 2 3/8 inches so guess ok and should be within my three tons pressure limit, or close. the only problem that arises is there aint no pigeons in Oz!.. good for all varieties of snakes though cheers george

just to further confuse the picture , I use gamebore super xls no 8 in my damascus barrelled hammer gun .. case says 65mm with arrows indicating the unfired length my callipers measure 63.70 mm overall fired length 55.67mm unfired more confusion... these are subsonic and sound like a **** in a cullender. BUT the vintagers club here t in melbourne say it is fine to use 67mm thanks george

I also have had this issue. inserted a dowel into my 2.5 inch chambered 1905 westley richards hammer gun to find the chambers wwere 67mm before the forcing cone. So OK . what not may be ok though is the pressure issues. I bought some local 2.5 inch shells which the gunmakers here said would be ok only to find that they generate 3.7 tonnes. any body know the pressure of eley firsts and hull comp x? thanks George

Hi All. Does anyone have the pressure figures for hull comp x vs eley firsts? cant seem to fing them on thye web thanks george