My best guess is probably between 28 and 30 pounds, the single shot weighed 22 pounds 3 ounces when it was done. Or a little more than a pound heavier if you load it.

Colin

Hope to see another picture of those joined twin muzzles with a nice finish.
First ever, eh?

Cowboy, what do you think the regulating load will be? What bullet and velocity are you aiming for?

CowboyCS,
I was so awed by your Jones Underlever project that I had to show it to my wife. She's not a hunter or a gun person, but she said: "Wow, that has to be the neatest gun I've ever seen."

I felt bad, because I wanted to slap her. But I refrained because I don't believe in slapping women, even if they deserve it.

But seriously, man, you are an artisan. I respect and admire your skills, and your attitude.

Good Luck with the SxS 2 Bore!

I'll be on the edge of my seat!

Thanks for the entertainment,
SFH

I think this project will make you and the 2 bore famous. Get some good youtubes of it. I see many two bore projects in your future.

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Originally posted by Fjold:
Cowboy, what do you think the regulating load will be? What bullet and velocity are you aiming for?

That's a long ways down the road and I haven't discussed final load with the customer yet. The barrels are twisted 1:48 and this rifle will primarily be set up to shoot cast lead round balls that weigh 3500grs. The turned Solids that S&H(Macifej) makes are also 3500grs, so in theory with a little bit of load adjustment it should be able to shoot either the cast balls or the solids to the same POI/POA.
The cases will handle up to 700grs FFg black powder, but I don't know even with the extra weight compared to the single shot if a guy can handle the kind of recoil it will produce.
As for FPS the data I have from the last two 2 Bores I've built tell me that at 500grs FFg with a roundball it's running 1250FPS average, and 500grs is the limit of what I can stand for recoil in a 24 pound rifle.

Semperfihunter,
Thank You, I'm glad you enjoyed the 2 Bore Jones Build. THis one won't be much different really, as I am going to basically use the same basis for the action, just wider.

Boom Stick,

Fame doesn't hold much interest for me, and as far as building many more 2 Bores, I actually don't plan to build that many because of the time it takes me to build them and the profit margins in them. I'm already on my second 2 Bore Muzzleloader and the SxS will make the 2nd cartridge 2 Bore.

Colin

This is going to be one cool double!!

Right up your alley Ken!