Shooting Jeff's 8 Gauge at Lapeer SxS Shoot!

[Mark Ouellette]

There are a few things that I have not done in my 50+ years but as of yesterday shooting an 8 gauge isn’t one of them! Thanks to Jeff and his 15 pounder Paul, Rich, Kurt, and me are now 8 Gauge shooters!

The “Beast”

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Jeff with his 8 Gauge

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Paul Harm

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Kurt

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Rich usually shoots a 16 gauge!

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Big Friend Ten (me)

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[Dave Suponski]

That looks like a hoot! Did you guys hit anthing with that wonderful hand cannon?

[Mark Ouellette]

Yea we did... I broke the first two clays I shot at from the trap range's 25 yard line!

[Rich Anderson]

I think everyone who shot it broke a bird with it. 38 inch barrels she's no upland gun:eek: If a gun could talk I bet there's some waterfowling history there. I think Jeff said it came from the Eastern Shore.

[Steve Huffman]

I WANT ONE !!!

[Paul Plager]

Me too !!!!!! :envy::envy::envy::envy:

[charlie cleveland]

now you boys are big bore shooters...nice gun and i love the 38 inch barrels...what stories the old gun could tell now you boys have stories to tell...these guns are a hoot to shoot and are not bad on the shoulder either...may the old 8 live another hundred years.... charlie

[Dean Romig]

That looks like some fun!! That's a real nice 8 ga. Jeff - wish I could have been there.

For those who want an 8 Ga. of their own, there will be a low grade, fish-tail top lever, "project" condition 8 ga. on the Silent Auction table this year in So. Carolina

[Paul Plager]

Just immagine what that thing would do to a white wing dove.:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Bill Murphy]

As I recall, this gun is one of a consecutively numbered pair sold by William Wagner in Washington, DC, factory 4" chambers. Most of Wagner's guns are found quite close to home. I'm sure Jeff wears sunglasses to protect his eyes from those bright Twist barrels.

[CraigThompson]

Just immagine what that thing would do to a white wing dove.:eek: :eek: :eek:

I was thinking more about a light buckshot load and a deer at about 35 yards or less !

Yeah I know it isn't "legal" to use an 8 gauge for ANYTHING in the state of Virginia except clays . But you can bet your backside if I ever get one thats shootable It'll eventually kill a deer in the Old Dominion !

[Paul Harm]

Bill, I believe Jeff said something about another being a G Grade and the same fellow owned them. If I remember correctly, they were sent back to the factory and made into 4" chambers. Could be wrong as I can't remember 30 minutes latter how I set a SC's course.

[Bill Murphy]

You are right, the second gun was a Grade 2 as I recall. The rebore to 4" was very soon after the date of the order. I don't know if the gun actually got shipped before being bored to 4". Whatever, the gun is a horse. I recall the original order calling for 14 and 15 pounds. That's about as big as they got in my experience. 10 1/2 pounds is about as light as they got. I own Peters Cartridge Company exec Tom Keller's Grade 3 which is about the lightest known Parker eight at just over ten pounds and the only hammerless 30" eight in the existing Parker stock books. It weighs about the same, to the ounce, as my tubed skeet gun. I haven't seen the orders for any of the 40" eights, so really don't know the specified weights of those guns.

[Kurt Densmore]

...for letting myself and the crew shoot your big gun. It was a wonderful experience!!

Kurt