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Firing a 4 bore (video)

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04 July 2001, 23:05
John Y Cannuck
Firing a 4 bore (video)
http://www.gunshop.com/videoclips/4bore_ouch_240x180x12fps.mov
05 July 2001, 04:25
500grains
When I try to view this, I can hear the shot but I cannot see anything. It's just a small box of blurred colors.
05 July 2001, 07:01
<Todd G>
I wonder which hurt more...shooting it or being the spectator?
05 July 2001, 11:12
JLHeard
Yeeeeeesh.

Reminds of what the British used to say about shooting a WW2 PIAT anti-tank grenade launcher, "The only thing worse than shooting it was being run over by the tank you were shooting at."

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05 July 2001, 13:59
Big Bore
Two ouches for the price of one, what a deal!
07 July 2001, 13:32
Karl
I guess he's been reading too many articles from our esteemed gun writers and was not prepared for the 'big slow push'of the 4 bore, we always hear about.

Slow gentle push my a$$.
That was superb.

Karl.

12 July 2001, 13:24
<Mike Griffin>
I think this was the event where both barrels of the 4 bore went off at the same time. a double whammy
12 July 2001, 14:33
<Bill Tompkins>
All,

That was definitely a double. We've shot the 4 bores and 8 bores out here and the effect is not nearly that bad.

Bill

13 July 2001, 15:57
Wildcatter
I grew up with that story about F.C.Selous's 4bore muzzle stuffer misfiring and when handed back to his gun-bearer for a quick fix(recapping) the nervous man loaded another 20 drams of black and another 4 oz. bullet. When he let loose that incredible load, old F.C. said he was "spun around like a weathercock in a hurricane". When I saw that video I just about fell out of my chair. I must have watched it 15 times.

-Catter