Are you gonna try to get one with buckshot in that old bird now ?

Charlie, I had a not-a-twitch kill of a moose in Newfoundland nearly 60 years ago; first time I had seen it, too. The moose was running downhill among large firs in the Codroy Valley and my 160-grain 7 X 57 handload struck its spine ahead of the shoulder. It went straight up on its back legs and fell on its back in a foot of snow as if it had been struck by lightning.

killed one about 3 years ago with buckshot in the old 8 ga lifter.. king that must be a sight to see watching a moose come down like that..i really like the 7x57 i have a 7x57r thats on adrilling there really great old cartridges... charlie

Happy New Year Charlie ! Great Job with that Old 8 Gauge , You Fellas are making me think I wouldn't mind owning one of those !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

every body needs a 8 ga...no tellin what kind of creatures lurks in those woods just be prepared when you meet one...the old 8 ga will do the job....charlie

russ i think you would enjoy the old 8 ga there lots of fun to shoot and the joy of owning one is priceless..i enjoy handing some one of the old 8 ga s and shell and listening to there comments on them...most will say they never knew they built any thing bigger than a 10 ga.then they will say bow how heavy these things are...and then they will say i would not shoot that thing because it would kick you down... but there wrong on the kicking part even with heavy loads they are not bad kickers...the round ball load i load with 40 grains of blue dot and the 2 ounce ball is a pleasure to shoot...a lite 20 ga with heavy field loads kicks worse by far... now i load smokeless powder only i m sure if you loaded a 8 ga with some of those 7 drams of black powder of yester year it would kick pretty good..charlie