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Unread 04-24-2010, 07:48 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Dwight Gruber View Post
Also, a shooting tip for 16ga. (and probably other sizes, as well)--my old Winchester Model 12 was made in the day of roll-crimped, paper cartridges. When fired, these shells are uncrimp to only a fraction of an inch longer than unfired. Modern plastic cartridges, with star crimp, end up considerable longer when fired. The Mdl. 12 ejection port is not long enough for the star crimps, and they inevitably hang up in the port during ejection.
So...Round file??? Dremel tool??? Hammer & chisel???

OK, enough humor... What's your workaround for the ejection problem??? My Ithaca was made in 1949; but with bottom-ejection, and no port, I don't anticipate any problems...
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