My new "baby"... After reading too many stories about early elephant hunting in Africa, I had to have one of these... a 4 bore muzzleloader... it is an underhammer design... 36" smoothbore octagon barrel... weighs about 13Lbs which is a few pounds too light... and is going to really wallop a deer come muzzleloader season... This is a hole in a convienent target...

http://outcast.homeunix.org/uploads/coffee.JPG

I started with a "light load" of 150gr triple 7 under a 4 oz ball patched with a piece cut out of my bandana...

http://outcast.homeunix.org/uploads/DSCN0019.MOV

Then I stepped up to a "standard" load of 300gr triple 7 under a 4 oz ball. I probably won't be shooting many of these. This one looks a lot worse than it felt. It really was not too bad. It was the second shot at this level that almost got me. I lost my glasses and muffs and had a headache for a while...

http://outcast.homeunix.org/uploads/DSCN0020.MOV

The bottom line is that “baby” needs to gain some weight and then we are going to have some kind of fun.

Post a picture of that baby! Why don't see an exit hole in your "target"?

The rifle is still in the kit form with no metal or wood finish yet. I put a recoil pad on it for shooting.

Mike: Who made your barrel? Is that a Blue Grouse action? Cool project!

That rifle is way cool. Pretty rough on the trigger puller though. It must have been a pretty good rush to pull the trigger on that monstrosity. Looking forward to seeing the completed project.

The barrel is from Ed Rayl and was fitted to a Blue Grouse custom underhammer action and stock by Bruce. It's still waiting it's turn to go back to the shooting range.

Blue Grouse web site...

http://www.muzzleloader.biz/