Somebody just watched Appaloosa

[bhunts]

curthilde
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I would like to buy an old 8 gauge shotgun single shot or double

The above post is from the shotgun EE. Somebody clearly just finished watching "Appaloosa" with Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen. Great film. Viggo never let go of that 8 gauge for the entire film. I love that shotgun.

 

[FLHTCUI]

I was at the HACS show last spring and bought some 8 gauge shells for my collection.
Was at Reliable in Vancouver and talk of the recent show came up along with buys/spies, etc.
I mentioned my buys and Dave got all excited about an 8 gauge he owned.
He went onto say how he an insert made for it (10gauge) iirc and even took it out hunting once or twice.
There was a Punt Gun for sale several years ago in the Buy&Sell rag...long before the advent of CGN thats for sure.
They are out there, one just has to keep their eyes open is all.
Rob

 

[Grouse Man]

CIL used to make 8 gauge shotshells for use in cement kilns. Don't know if they are still used in the industry.

 

[SuperCub]

CIL used to make 8 gauge shotshells for use in cement kilns. Don't know if they are still used in the industry.

Probably switched to 375Ruger cuz it's so awesome.


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[bellero]

Edited, wrong info.

 

[BigUglyMan]

I mentioned my buys and Dave got all excited about an 8 gauge he owned.
He went onto say how he an insert made for it (10gauge) iirc and even took it out hunting once or twice.

It's a Greener, if I remember correctly. Far too deadly to be allowed to be used on modern waterfowl, hence the insert.

 

[lister]

CIL used to make 8 gauge shotshells for use in cement kilns. Don't know if they are still used in the industry.

Yup, I know of an old bauxite mine (I think CIL owned it) that used to use a tripod mounted 4 gauge to shoot the kiln. Wish I could have seen that!

 

[bhunts]

Hey! As the OP I expected some witty banter about the cool gun in the cool movie. Not this techie stuff.

 

[chasseur]

I read when the movie first came out that the shotgun in the movie was not really an 8 bore but was a mocked up 10 to make it look like a true 8bore.

 

[BigUglyMan]

Worst cowboy movie ever. Viggo should have stayed in Middle Earth.

 

[yorgi]

Three shotguns, specifically made for the movie, reproductions of the Colt 1878.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Hey! As the OP I expected some witty banter about the cool gun in the cool movie. Not this techie stuff.

Ok, and the pictures are????
I was just passing on some useless info for the guy who was looking to buy one.
Tight Groups..err tight bores.
Rob

 

[bhunts]

Ok, and the pictures are????

Click the link in post #11 for a pic. Better yet, watch the movie. You'll get to see that Colt 1878 in action. Talk about an ideal shotgun for home defense.

 

[219F]

it would be neat to watch the guys at Red jacket make one.