I know these usually refer to lovely old Brit doubles. But is anyone fooling with any of these ultra big bores as single shots, perhaps as muzzleloaders or with BP cartridges? I was just thinking that an inexpensive way to probe this frontier would be to obtain one of the H&R 10-gauge slug guns with the fully rifled bores, then hunt up some brass cases, locate a good mold, and go at it with black powder as a rifle, not a shotgun. This would be interesting with an 8-gauge barrel, too, if someone made one. I am aware of the guy who built the 4-bore over on the African Hunting magazine site, and I know John at October Country offers some large bores and a big double.

Fellas, it appears H&R only offers rifled slug guns in 12 and 20 gauge; their 10-gauge has the sights, but not the rifling.

Bill

I have a 20 Bore Fauneta (paradox) Nitro

a 10 Bore Paradox and an 8 Bore Rifle with Damascus barrels. Both BP. If you get the 10 Bore that you were talking about I could get you some cast bullets although you may have to size them. Let me know.

[ 10-23-2002, 06:28: Message edited by: mickey ]

Bill,Why not contact Ross Seyfried,in one of the Rifle mags he was talking about taking a rolling block,that was a rifled 20ga.and working up some kind of rifled round for it I think useing 600 nitro brass

I have 12 bore double...but I can only shoot low power slugs...if i shoot regular stuff I can't get it to regulate....Have tried mini-slugs 2" they do O.K..

urdubob

[ 10-24-2002, 00:28: Message edited by: urdubob ]

I think there are quite a few people interested in/experimenting with the "gauge gun" big bores as muzzleloaders....