sxs 8 gauge muzzleloader

[Harry Collins]

It would be great in the punt for picking off stragglers after you let the big dog speak.

[charlie cleveland]

this looks like a really well made gun pretty fancy for her time.... i m sure shes a keeper....charlie

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

this looks like a really well made gun pretty fancy for her time.... i m sure shes a keeper....charlie

Yeah Im thinking those are probably some thick barrels given its weight .
Charlie any idea where I could find a book for shooting bp in these big bore shotguns ? Ive been wanting a 8 gauge for years and didnt matter to me if it was a cartridge gun or muzzleloader a 8 gauge is a 8 gauge haha .

I wonder what time period it is from , I was think maybe 1850s or so .
Here in Georgia 8 gauge is legal for turkey so I may have to give that a try next season .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Harry Collins

It would be great in the punt for picking off stragglers after you let the big dog speak.

It does look like a gun used for market hunting .
At 16lbs i bet shes a soft shooter

Too bad we cant hunt our non migratory geese population .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Harry Collins

It would be great in the punt for picking off stragglers after you let the big dog speak.

I seen a identical one to this one today that had sold in the past .
It had iron fittings instead of brass but looked just like this one.
The seller stated the family who had owned it used it for punt shooting back in the market days . And the loop on the bottom of the iron grip they used to tie it into place when it was mounted in the punt . Just something interesting I thought I would share .