Model 1882 Double

[Henry49]

New Member Here
Hello Everyone:
I recently become the proud owner of a Model 1882 Double Shotgun (serial# 6117)
What is the approximate date of manufacture of this gun and what is the chamber length?

Thanks,

Henry49

[Researcher]

The serial numbers for observed Model 1882 Remington Hammer Doubles run up into the low 16000 range, and the lowest Model 1885 serial numbers observed are in the 16700 range. In his book, Remington Double Shotguns, Charles Semmer speculates the Model 1882 being made to 1888, because they were still being offered in a J.H. Johnston Great Western Gunworks catalogue. With no E. Remington & Sons catalogues from this time period coming to light, what was still being offered by the factory and when, is speculation. E. Remington & Sons may well have quit manufacturing Model 1882s when the Model 1885 was introduced, and those being offered by J.H. Johnston were old stock still in the pipeline.

As to chamber length, you will have to have that measured. When your gun was built, that was still in the black powder era and brass shells were very popular. I don't know what E. Remington & Sons offered in the way of ammunition for these guns, but Winchester first introduced their paper shotshell cases in 1877, and factory loaded paper shells in 1884.

[admin]

Boy this will get me in trouble, Researchers always right but didn't they start at 1,000 as well?

[Researcher]

Yes, Semmer states the Model 1882 serial numbers started at 1000.

[Henry49]

Thank you
I have Charles Semmer's book and based on the serial # reference on page 288 I thought my gun could have been produced in 1885. I did know that the information was based on speculation.
Can you tell me what the chamber length of the Model 1882 is?

[2shooter]

Hi, As Researcher said chamber would have to be checked by gunsmith.
The 1882 I have,check out at 2 5/8 inch chambers.

[Henry49]

Thanks for the reply. I read somewhere that old shotguns
had shorter chamber lengths shorter than 2-3/4"

[paul harm]

You didn't say if it was a 10 or 12ga. My 10 was 2 3/4 and I had it opened up to 2 7/8 because 10ga shells cost so much. This way when the ends get bad I can still cut them down to 2 5/8 and keep on shooting them.

[Henry49]

It's 12 GA. I shoot light ffg loads in Magtech 2-1/2" shells