An 8 bore intended for a bit different purpose.

[charlie cleveland]

would love to own this crockdile gun....and the 10 bore Holland and Holland would be iceing on the cake....charlie

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

would love to own this crockdile gun....and the 10 bore Holland and Holland would be iceing on the cake....charlie

Charlie I think if you had a short barreled 8 gauge choked full/full it might end up being your favorite gun.

[charlie cleveland]

my old parker lifter gun in 8 ga has barrels that were cut from 34 inch to 27 1/4 inch it really handles good but is a short range gun with no choke left....its the gun I shoot the pumpkin balls out of .30 yards max for it....no good buckshot patterns either...20 yards maybe for buckshot....charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

my old parker lifter gun in 8 ga has barrels that were cut from 34 inch to 27 1/4 inch it really handles good but is a short range gun with no choke left....its the gun I shoot the pumpkin balls out of .30 yards max for it....no good buckshot patterns either...20 yards maybe for buckshot....charlie

There was a supposedly factory original 8 gauge 32” lifter at Sanford , Houseman’s and Koneski’s . I’d like to have had it but it was a couple grand more than I thought it was worth .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

There was a supposedly factory original 8 gauge 32” lifter at Sanford , Houseman’s and Koneski’s . I’d like to have had it but it was a couple grand more than I thought it was worth .

I remember Pugs had a 8 gauge lifter with factory 32" barrels about 2 years ago listed for $4900 they couldnt sell it at that price but I think it sold at auction for 6k which I thought was odd.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

I remember Pugs had a 8 gauge lifter with factory 32" barrels about 2 years ago listed for $4900 they couldnt sell it at that price but I think it sold at auction for 6k which I thought was odd.

That ain’t the same gun .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

That ain’t the same gun .

This one must be in a bit nicer shape ?

[charlie cleveland]

yes this new wheel weight stuff zink is not for making bullets....the old wheel weights is what I made my pumpkin balls for the 8 ga out of...charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

yes this new wheel weight stuff zink is not for making bullets....the old wheel weights is what I made my pumpkin balls for the 8 ga out of...charlie

The first shotgun slugs I cast were 50% clip on WW’s 50% pure lead . Now I pretty much cast straight clip on wheelweights . And yes the not zinc type .

[Milton C Starr]

Thats neat looking, ive been reading all sorts of different techniques people use for their pet buckshot loads some tubmle them some coat them I was even reading one guy was heat treating his.

I also was reading a guy deer hunting with a 40 cal muzzle loader and the roundballs were stopping just on the other side of the hide almost full penetration so hitting a deer with multiple of those should bring it down on the spot.