4 gauge
 

any body out there loading any 4 ga shells..i have tom armbrusts book on 4 and 8 ga loads..just wandering if anybody else besides me wanna shoot the old cannons... charlie

Go over to accuratereloading.com and ask them on the forum.those guys should.know. I got some load data on a 10 bore rifle 700 gr or might been 900 gr slug at 1500 fps as a moderate loads lol. Also custom gun maker colin Stolzer could help you since he makes them and loads to proof them himself

thanks milt... got interested in the big bores again got my eye on a 4 ga... charlie

Two years ago, I had the opportunity to tour the Holland and Holland factory. While there, i had a chance to see a 4 bore double which was being completed. Gun was reputed to have $100,000 worth of engraving. Becha the gun never has a shell put in it.

Anybody make snap caps for the 4?

I bought eight gauge snap caps from Adams and Spencer while they were making them. I don't know if they ever made four gauge caps.

Charlie at least one of our members owns fours. I don't know whether he is loading for them or not.

Here are a few 4s, with a WRA Co. 24 gauge 'Repeater' load for comparison. From left to right:

1) 24 Gauge
2) Kynoch 'Patented Brass Shell'
3) Late Eley
4) WRA Co. 'Leader' NPE
5) UMC Co. (that someone thoughtfully removed the shot from?!)

thanks for the photos rounder...i have a eley 4 ga and a french 4 ga in my shotshell collection and looking at a loaded umc 4 ga....want aloaded winchester but out of my reach rite now.. charlie

I have a sealed box of Eley fours, and it is sitting on a shelf in the "room" waiting for a gun. Does anyone have an idea of the value of this box in case I decide to let it go? There are 25 of them in there. They are 4" shells, loaded with 3 ounces of lead BBs. They have never been opened. I know where the gun is, but I don't think the owner will sell it to me.