I normally wouldn’t give two poops about worrying with 2 1/2” hulls just shoot 2 3/4” handloads . But I have a kinda rare circa 1894 Parker Grade 1 top lever 16 gauge 30” hammer gun on the way . And it cost me a bit . So since I already have hulls why not load uhm and err on the side of caution . I was 200% early last week that my little Parker 28 would do the dove opener this year but this hammer gun might just change that depending how it feels when I throw it up . The hammer gun is choked IC/M .