bambikiller6

hello
i dont come by here much but i found a shotgun when we cleaned out grandpas house
its a eaton (from the store) and no model # or anything just says smokeless ser.# i am thinking 1960 or so and their was 2 boxs of 2 5/8th inc with # 8 shot. whats up with that? i have never herd of 2 5/8s shells. can i use 2 3/4inc in it? it is in great shape and when i used the shells i found with it they worked great
dose any one have any info on the shotgun as well its a side by side with out side hammers and a E on the side any one seen one?

HighDesertWolf

Sounds almost like that may be a 10 guage shotgun. I know 10 guage shells used to be made in a 2 7/8 inch shells. If you want to know for certain take the gun to a guns smith. 2 5/8 inch that seems weird if its a 12 guage I have seen 2 1/2 inch shells but never 2 5/8.

halcon

From the info given I'm not sure whom made the gun ,but the 2 5/8 " chamber indicates it was made for paper cases with a roll crimp instead of the full crimp poly case as we have today . I owned a Browning A-5 ,16 ga that shot 2 9/16" paper shells . I had to change the receiver block in order to fire the 2 3/4 " modern cases . They can be changed to take modern shells but it might be worth more to leave it alone .

TURKEY FAN

That thang could be worth some loot! Contact Winchester, it sounds like thats who made it, i saw a show on oln that did a documentary on how old some of there guns are.