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read this article thought it was amusing....fellow builds is own 2 ga black powder piece...weight 28 lbs ..load used 12 ounces of lead shot..when askes about powder charge he said by the hand full...when fired broken nose andcollar bone...when he recovered he cut the lead charge to 6 ounces and not quite so many hand fulls of powder.... charlie

Punt Gun???


I hope so

reminds me of a story I read years ago about one of the early British African hunter in the 1800's. I do not remember which, but he had a very large bore gun he used only on the worst rouge elephants. When he fired it, he would get a bloody nose and have a headache for days. :eek:

was a shoulder fired gun...was built for geese shooting over in scotland...destrey may know the fellow that built this gun.... charlie

must have some great big geese in Scotland

gotta be some whoppers over there....and they must fly high too... charlie

I recall a photo of a 2 bore rifle that belonged to Selous or Baker. The buttstock was repaired or reinforced with rawhide strips.

Alan Myers shoulder fired 2 bore.

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/view...p?f=2&t=272730

I can shoot a .458 Winchester Magnum 16 times with 500 grain full house loads before I throw up. Not sure about a 2 bore!

2 bore jones underlever singleshot and sxs being built cartridge gun!
http://stolzergunsmithing.m.webs.com...etwork=fw#1332