they are rare but seldom used as a shooter on acount of the weight...they were the longrange guns of yester year but today have took a back seat to the modern 12 and 10 ga...they are still used legally to hunt duck and other water fowl in a lot of places in europe... the 8 ga could be and is loaded in modern days with more shot and powder than the 12 and the 10 but is not legal to hunt water fowl in the U S...i also shoot a old 8 ga that is a parker i ve shot a few crows squirls one coyte a deer with buckshot a few turkeys with another old 8 ga loomis...there fun guns to qwn and shoot and because of there weight factor they do not kick very bad a magnum 12 ga will kick a lot more than my old parker and ive fired up to a 3 ounce load through the old loomis 8ga....but i mostly keep my loads at 1 1/2 ounce to 2 ounce of shot which is a pleasant load to shoot...its been a hoot for me and the ole 8.....charlie
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