Iditarod Kid Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 If you thought a 10 gauge shotgun is bad! Ian from Forgotten Weapons presents: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/02/23/forgotten-weapons-captures-the-unholy-recoil-of-a-4-bore-rifle-in-slow-motion/ See you down the trail...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Morningwood Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 ZOINKS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Gun For Hire Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 IIRC, I read somewhere in the past, that the 1/4 pound lead bullet was used in elephant hunting, to crush the skull of the animal. It was apparently not designed to penetrate the skin or hyde. I suspect that it did that very well. Although, I have met some individuals that I doubt that it would have the same affect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 IIRC, I read somewhere in the past, that the 1/4 pound lead bullet was used in elephant hunting, to crush the skull of the animal. It was apparently not designed to penetrate the skin or hyde. I suspect that it did that very well. Although, I have met some individuals that I doubt that it would have the same affect. Yeah, just pass right through. No apparent damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Or bounce off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahomabound Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 ...a bit much for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 But it is a TACK DRIVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Yeah, and you're the tack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Bet it would make a heck of a quail gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I actually got to handle a Holland & Holland 4-bore at the Holland & Holland store in NYC. I knew one of the fellows that worked in the gun room and got to see and handle many of their new and historic guns. The 4-bore was a beast. Weighed 24 pounds! I understand why the rich white hunters had gun bearers. I wouldn't want to lug one around! Badger, they had some quite nice quail guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I'll bet they did. Nice pricey ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 It was on our 25th wedding anniversary (1999). My wife was patiently sitting in a chair in the H&H gun room while I was looking over so many nice guns. I had mentioned that I'd recently shot a quail with a .410 over my Lizzie's first point. Steve, my friend who work in the gun room, handed me a .410 H&H Royal for my perusal. It was exquisite! I took it over to the wife to show her. "Honey, looked at just how exquisite the shotgun is." She asked, "Well, how much is it?" I told her, "Oh, only $65,000." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Did you buy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 No. My rung is too far down on the economic ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Pity, Old Chap. Just a pity. But I trust you did treat yourselves to some tea and crumpets at High Tea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 That looks like FUN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Said the man with a broken shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I watched that Holland and Holland video and all I could think of was, "Who could afford those women?" High maintenance I reckon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I watched that Holland and Holland video and all I could think of was, "Who could afford those women?" High maintenance I reckon!! I think you're in the wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Years ago, a friend of mine built a 4 gauge blunderbuss. Nicely built with a 13 inch flared barrel and a Harper's Ferry Flintlock action. It weight over 10 pounds. He brought it over for me to shoot after he finished it. He took a 12 gauge shotshell full of Fg - tore a paper lunch sack in half and stuffed it in for the wadding - dropped in a 1 inch lead ball - stuffed the rest of the lunch sack on top - primed the pan and handed it to me to fire. What he didn't tell me was the frizzen wasn't hardened properly and wasn't sparking consistently. Well, after 3 hangfires, I was flinching so bad that on the fourth time when it finally went off, the buttstock was not tight against my shoulder. I never was kicked so hard by a gun in my life. That was at least 35 years ago and I think my shoulder is still sore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless Bob Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 My next Plainsman rifle!!!!! Wonder if I can load it down a bit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 That shot put an end to his MLB pitching career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I donno, Captain. I have seen some pitchers with arms like that. A large number have played for the Mariners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 With the condition my shoulders are in, I think I'll pass. Come to think of it, I would've passed before then as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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