quote:Originally posted by xausa:quote:Originally posted by MacD37:
What is the rifle barrel on the one in the picture above? It is certainly not an 8X57JRS, because that is a rimless cartridge and the extractor in that Cape guns rifle barrel is for a rimed cartridge I assume a 8X57JR rimmed .318 bore diameter.
Actually, the 8X57JRS is a rimmed cartridge. It is the same as the 8X57JR, except it uses the "S" (Spitzer) bullet of .323" diameter. It is the rifle caliber of my J.P. Sauer Drilling.
quote:Originally posted by MacD37:
The above is a perfect example of a proper cape gun!
These cape guns are perfect arms for a section of any state where quail and deer season is open at the same time, like the mountain country in far west Texas. In the "Hueco" (Spanish for HOLLOW)mountains It seemed every time I would get out of my Jeep with my bolt rifle to look over a canyon for deer, I would jump a big flock of Blue Quail. and if I carried my shotgun I would jump a big Mule-deer! I found a side lock hammer cape gun chambered for 16 ga shot barrel on the left, and a 8X57JR (196 grain .318 bullet)right barrel! This corrected my problem there after for this type of hunting! Handy little gun!
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quote:Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by conifer:
buchsflinte = cape gun
quote:Actually it just means "rifle shotgun".
BBF is Bockbuchsflinten or Boch styled rifle shotgun, denoting an over under.
BDB is Bockdoppenbuchs or Boch styled double rifle (over under)
DB is doppenbuchs or double rifle
BDF or BF is Bockdoppenflinten or over and under shotgun. Usually only written as bockflinten.