Charlie Hunters Big Gun returns to the Old Dominion

[Craig Larter]

And we think Parkers are pricey.

[6pt-Sika]

Put the old gun on my bathroom spring scale and it’s right on 16 pounds . But exactness I’m not so sure about could be a few ounces plus or minus . If I can remmember I’ll bring my small postal scale from the shop home and weigh it in the three component parts for hopefully a more exact weight .

[6pt-Sika]

Brought the digital mail scale home from the shop today . Had to weigh the gun in pieces . Got 10 pounds 9 ounces for just the barrels , got 7 ounces for just the forend and the stock/action weighed 4 pounds 14 ounces . So total weight comes in at 15 pounds 14 ounces , just two ounces shy of 16 pounds .

[Keith Sirmans]

This is such a great thread! I may have 8 gauge fever now

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Keith Sirmans

This is such a great thread! I may have 8 gauge fever now

Don’t do it the damn things multiply I first bought an 8 hammer from a member here . Then I got a PH 8 from a shop in the Midwest . So I’m
Thinking I have a hammer and a hammerless so don’t need anymore . Well then the one this threads about popped up and then a DH 8 literally in the last month . Turns into almost a sickness !

[Mills]

When I bought my 8 I thought it would lead to my getting more. So far that has not happened. Kind of amazed actually

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Keith Sirmans

This is such a great thread! I may have 8 gauge fever now

The fun factor really goes up when the gauge size gets in the single digits haha.
I find myself shooting my 8 gauge more than any other shotgun I have. The recoil isnt what you would expect and its really just a slow push. I cant convince anyone else to give it a try though they see the shells and decline. Probably doesnt help when you show them a 10 ga shell fits inside a 8 gauge shell I hope in the future I can get a few more, I got 18 loads I plan to pattern for mine this weekend.

[Keith Sirmans]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

The fun factor really goes up when the gauge size gets in the single digits haha.
I find myself shooting my 8 gauge more than any other shotgun I have. The recoil isnt what you would expect and its really just a slow push. I cant convince anyone else to give it a try though they see the shells and decline. Probably doesnt help when you show them a 10 ga shell fits inside a 8 gauge shell I hope in the future I can get a few more, I got 18 loads I plan to pattern for mine this weekend.

Well if you are ever in South Ga bring it with ya and I will bring some cash for a few shells. I would love to shoot it!

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Keith Sirmans

Well if you are ever in South Ga bring it with ya and I will bring some cash for a few shells. I would love to shoot it!

Im about 2hrs west of you I think, if you ever feel like driving over to the mayhaw shooting range I will give you a few shells to fire off. I think the problem most people have with the big guns is not the recoil but trying to hold them on target because of the weight. A couple years of carrying bundles of asphalt shingles on my shoulders the 8 gauges feel pretty nimble

[Keith Sirmans]

Deal!