8 gauge SxS shotgun

[tootall]

Super Rare. The Ammo is next to impossible to find. It would cost you an astronomical amount of $ to both buy it, and shoot it. I read somewhere that there are less than 10 in Canada.

8 Ga INDUSTRIAL rounds are still made today. These are for shooting some sort of build-up off the inside of kilns in factories.
These industrial rounds have an extra belt around the base to prevent them being used in sporting guns.
If someone was to swage the belt off of old fired empties, it would be quite easy to reload them with shot.
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28280

.winchester.com/Products/industrial/industrial-products/Pages/industrial-products.aspx

 

[Dogleg]

I remember a Ross Seyfried article where he mentioned some thick walled Spanish SXSs in 10 gauge that had enough meat to bore out to 8 gauge. That might be an avenue worth exploring.
I found this while searching http://www.ammo-one.com/8Gauge.html Bear in mind the belt would have to be swaged off. Note the shot size options.

 

[HUNTERROD]

8 gauge side by side

Well as far as a price, to find even a gun in shootable condition, would no doubht be an english double, they can sell for quite tidey sums, ive seen them on gun auctions sell as high as $55,000.Also, these guns were mainly black powder cartridge guns, of mammoth proportion, i have a 10 double that weighs 13lbs, an 8 could weigh as much as 15-20 lbs,and in my province of nova scotia, we are not permitted to carry a shotgun greater than 10 gauge for any game, the 8 gauge was designed to be a long range fowling gun, used by market hunters in the late 18- early 1900's, these guns if properly aimed at flocks of fowl could with its 2 shots deployed, kill as many as 40-50 birds if they were in a flock,close together,as far as owning one and wanting to shoot it, be prepared to pay big$$ for the brass shotshell cases the take,thats even if you can find a company that makes them, but it would be an interesting collectors piece

 

[setter]

Seem to remeber a double gun journal article about a company in the states that would turn brass cases. ?? rocky mountain ...(something)???
Have not seen an 8 guage gun anywhere though.

Notice in that Tremors picture it is an underlever, is that so the toplever does not slice your hand in half???????

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

8 Ga INDUSTRIAL rounds are still made today. These are for shooting some sort of build-up off the inside of kilns in factories.
These industrial rounds have an extra belt around the base to prevent them being used in sporting guns.
If someone was to swage the belt off of old fired empties, it would be quite easy to reload them with shot.
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28280

.winchester.com/Products/industrial/industrial-products/Pages/industrial-products.aspx

I purchased a few of the Industrial Shells off of a fellow on here. I think it was Andy or Claven2 a few years ago at a gunshow. He had a case and wanted 1$ a shell.

 

[tiriaq]

Well as far as a price, to find even a gun in shootable condition, would no doubht be an english double, they can sell for quite tidey sums, ive seen them on gun auctions sell as high as $55,000.Also, these guns were mainly black powder cartridge guns, of mammoth proportion, i have a 10 double that weighs 13lbs, an 8 could weigh as much as 15-20 lbs,and in my province of nova scotia, we are not permitted to carry a shotgun greater than 10 gauge for any game, the 8 gauge was designed to be a long range fowling gun, used by market hunters in the late 18- early 1900's, these guns if properly aimed at flocks of fowl could with its 2 shots deployed, kill as many as 40-50 birds if they were in a flock,close together,as far as owning one and wanting to shoot it, be prepared to pay big$$ for the brass shotshell cases the take,thats even if you can find a company that makes them, but it would be an interesting collectors piece

8ga shells carry about as much shot as a modern 3 1/2" 12ga.
Would one of these take 40-50 birds out of a flock with two shots?

 

[Papaclaude]

8 ga. industrial shells

8 Ga INDUSTRIAL rounds are still made today. These are for shooting some sort of build-up off the inside of kilns in factories.
These industrial rounds have an extra belt around the base to prevent them being used in sporting guns.
If someone was to swage the belt off of old fired empties, it would be quite easy to reload them with shot.
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28280

.winchester.com/Products/industrial/industrial-products/Pages/industrial-products.aspx

I think I have one of those hanging around. If I find it, I'll post a pic. It shot a slug that stuck out about 1" past the end of the shell. Looked like it was made of zinc. They used it to bring down hang-ups of iron pellets in loading chutes or hoppers.

 

[tbdtp]

My grandfather told me about his uncle that had an 8 gauge after I found this casing from it. He swore to me that his uncle used to lay on the hill by the slough that was just down from the homestead and shoot the gun from under his armpit with the butt on the ground and take down a whole flock of mallards with both barrels. This one is marked as (no.8 and Winchester). I have a full length brass case that measures close to 4" but can't find it for the life of me. If I do find it I will post a pic for you guys as well. We used to have pick loose steel trash off the hill that the homestead was on as a kid I was always on the watch for any rifle or shotgun cases that I could find. I was lucky to find a 20 karat gold ring an old pocket watch and even a dime from 1926 in our searches.


I added a 12guage 2 3/4" shell for reference