For all the BIG bore lovers out there
- Thread starter josquin
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Sounds like a man with priorities to me.
Curious how real it is though, to my knowledge there is not a .585 Wells magnum, there is a .585 Nyati and a .510Wells, but wouldn't a guy that owned them know that. Who knows, might be another wildcat, I can't keep track of them all.
I do have a young family and a big bore obsession too, you just have to do it as you can afford. Some guys sink money into cars or whatever, some of us especially on here, sink it into guns.
Curious how real it is though, to my knowledge there is not a .585 Wells magnum, there is a .585 Nyati and a .510Wells, but wouldn't a guy that owned them know that. Who knows, might be another wildcat, I can't keep track of them all.
I do have a young family and a big bore obsession too, you just have to do it as you can afford. Some guys sink money into cars or whatever, some of us especially on here, sink it into guns.
Casull said:
You came immediaely to mind when I saw that article. A "magnificent obsession" indeed (although rather different than the old movie!) I just hope the poor fella eventually gets to Africa. Still, he must cause quite a stir at the local range.
Stuart
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- Calgary, AB
A left handed SxS. How is that possible? This guy should just get a few horses to kick him and save some money
Here are some pics from the Accurate Reloading website of a Cape Buff that got swatted with a 4-bore double. YOWZA! (Although I must say that the fella really ought to carry his own rifle, er.... cannon. What a wimp! )
http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4711043/m/593109955
Stuart
)http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4711043/m/593109955
StuartHere are some pics from the Accurate Reloading website of a Cape Buff that got swatted with a 4-bore double. YOWZA! (Although I think the fella ought to carry his own rifle, er.... cannon. What a wimp! )
http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4711043/m/593109955
Stuart
)http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4711043/m/593109955
Stuart
That is a great link. Most guys would be surprised how well most big bores shoot. With the comparatively low pressures and velocities of the really big rounds, barrel vibration is little and consistent. Most really big guns are easy to make shoot tight groups if you do your part. Of course one hole is half and inch and bigger, in the case of the 4 bore, one hole is about an inch.
It is hard to access 8 bore and 4 bore barrels and actions big enough to use them. I have been looking.
There is a Canadian machinist that made a 4 bore double over about ten years. He uses it and has taken it to Africa. Others on here know him and have shot it. I have some video of him making it and shooting it. Great stuff, great spirit of the old days of African hunting.
A guy living here in Whitehorse owns an old 4 bore double also. I am not sure if he uses it. It's a beautiful old cased gun probably worth more than my house.
Anyone have an 8 gauge gun they want to part with, even a shotgun for conversion?
It is hard to access 8 bore and 4 bore barrels and actions big enough to use them. I have been looking.
There is a Canadian machinist that made a 4 bore double over about ten years. He uses it and has taken it to Africa. Others on here know him and have shot it. I have some video of him making it and shooting it. Great stuff, great spirit of the old days of African hunting.
A guy living here in Whitehorse owns an old 4 bore double also. I am not sure if he uses it. It's a beautiful old cased gun probably worth more than my house.
Anyone have an 8 gauge gun they want to part with, even a shotgun for conversion?
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That's it.
I have some home video he took while building it and later shooting it. It's great stuff. That is some amazing work and effort as he worked on it about ten years when he had time. He made a full set of top quality accessories to go with it too. Moulds, dies, screwdrivers, case, everything.
I have some home video he took while building it and later shooting it. It's great stuff. That is some amazing work and effort as he worked on it about ten years when he had time. He made a full set of top quality accessories to go with it too. Moulds, dies, screwdrivers, case, everything.
