WINCHESTER NEW REPEATING ARMS DIVISION INC. HAVEN, OF OLIN INDUSTRIES, COMPANY iy 4,CONNECTICUT. ry U.S.A. WINCHESTER June 7, 1950 Mre Me Bigelow Browning Browning Arms Company Ogden, Dear Utah Mr. Browning: Sorry that I have been delayed answering your May 15 letter on shot shell specifications, I have been back and forth between here and East Alton several times and finally finished getting myself and family moved out here to New Haven, As a result I am a little behind on things at the office. I have consulted recent changes of recent our chief in our note which inspector both specifications would be here on our of interest As regards the you would you are tolerance be better planning by the East Alton The you is we to that to 2=3/h". have on our various loads, standard chamber dimensions, you with of to any reduced This won't producing one as only thing on dimensions served at shells. the overall length of our 28 gauge from 2-7/8" affect you unless in this gauge. and shot your fine shotguns I really believe or rather the minimum chamber dimensions as established by the Sporting Arms and Ammnition Manufacturers! Institute, All of our shot shells are made so that the largest shell will be smaller than these minimum chamber dimensions, making sure that all shells will gauge in even the tightest of chambers, Our gauges for ammunition are made to the maximum as set up in these specifications, and on most dimensions we don't worry tco much about a minimum gauge as we judge very closely from the maximum, I believe that so you can keep in step, as say, the rest of the industry, you should obtain a set of these maximum gauge, minimum chamber drawings from Mr, Stewart Comeaux, Secretary of the Institute, and that you should get in touch with him periodicallyto find out whether or not there have been Needless to function well any Institute-wise say we want we can in this in your matter. to make guns. sure changes the Therefore, In addition, in dimensions established, ammunition we are producing we to you do want give all will the help as you know,we do keep in our random banks of current as well as older models of your guns and those of other manufacturers in which our ammunition is repeatedly fired for functioning. Whenever we do run into trouble which needs our jointefforts in straightening things out, you can be sure that we will get in touch with you right away.