8 Bore SURVEY
 

Youwhave to admire Craig Larters group shooting these cannons .What are some specks as to the shotguns being used by the group. Thanks .:)

DH 34” if memory serves 14 pounds .

Parker DH 8/36" #6Frame (1903) Sn:119859 .840/.839 Bores .040/.042Chokes XF/XF .060/.060 Min wall 3.250/3.250 Chambers 1 1/2"DAC 2 3/4"DAH 14 1/8"LOP 12.9lbs

Parker PH 8/36" #6Frame (1911) Sn.157318 .833/.833Bores .040/.040Chokes F/XF .060/.060Min wall 3.250/3.250Chambers 1 7/8"DAC 3"DAH 14 1/4"LOP 13.10 lbs

Parker GH 8/36" #6Frame (1912) SN.161252 .839/.841Bores .050/.051Chokes XF/XF .062/.062Minwall 3.250/3.250Chambers 1 3/4"DAC 2 7/8"DAH 14"LOP 13.14lbs

W&C Scott and Sons- 1872 Best Quality Hammer Single- Light Waterfowl Model-0.835 bores- Cylinder Choke-9# 11 oz.

P. Webley and Sons- circa 1875 High Quality Hammer Double-32" barrels- 0.834 Bores- modified and full chokes-small frame for an 8 with total weight 0f 11 lbs.

My arms ache just reading this.:rotf::eek::eek:

Only 8 I have has a 2 in front of it!

Those make nice cleaning rods fora real 8.

May I suggest a match pitting the big 8's against the puny 28's?:whistle:

When and where buddy:corn:

I guess we'll have to wait until Mike's next year and shoot the eight gauge
course with the 28's. Just for bragging rights.

I don’t shoot guns that weight more than I do.

Coming in at a hefty 145 I honestly can’t imagine I would enjoy shooting one of those. But ......I’d try it once.

When I owned a Charles Lancaster 8 b with 36 inch barrels and weight 13 lbs, the recoil using 1 & 3/4 oz shot was very mild. Depends on weight of shotgun, etc.
sorry that it was sold

I saw him do it once. It hurt me to see him be twisted about 180 degrees. I think he put it down.

Mine is a ca1903 Davenport Goose Gun. It is a single with a 36 inch barrel and weighs 11 pounds. Recoil with Tom Armbrust's 1-1/2 ounce loads is very mild.

My 8g is a 1908 mfg gun, 14" LOP, 3 1/8" DAH 12 lb 4 oz, 34" Twist barrels choked F/F.

And Mike shoots it well !

I must admit I love my 8 gauge but it is a bit awkward to shoot after breaking my shoulder months back(and no it wasn't caused by recoil lol)

Did you actually break something, or did you tear your rotator cuff?

W. & C. Scott hammergun 38 inch barrels.

My first eight was purchased in 1969, the week I left the Army. It was my ETS present, a mint, cased, bar in wood Westley Richards. I still have it. I have been buying and shooting eights ever since. Wow, that's fifty five years. Now, I only have one I can pick up and shoot. I think the rest are on their way out, much as I love them. I don't think I have ever sold an eight.

GH 8ga 36" damascus. 1911 Mfd date. barrel Unstruck weight 8 lbs 12oz.
Chokes are both full with at least .042 constriction. (My bore gauge only goes 3" deep in the bores.)
#6 frame, total weight is 13 lbs even.
Serialization book has it listed as D3 H 0 C 8 36.
The grade in the book should have been "D2", grade 2 gun with damascus bbls.

That is nice.