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not to weigh over 20 pounds

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Yes,I would like a True 2 Bore Breechloader to hurl those 3500 grain Projectiles!

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Originally posted by LJS:
Try Ken Owens. I understand he specializes in 4 bore doubles so he should be your man.

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Originally posted by Macifej:

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not to weigh over 20 pounds

Phone The Wizard of Oz...

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Originally posted by bigdoggy700:
Kid, that comes out to 594 ftlbs of recoil. Thats almost 4 times are 4 bore doubles!!. It looks like my 2 bore black powder gun is going to come in at about 25 lbs. Thats light enough for me!!

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Any progress on these on your end

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Originally posted by SAFARIKID:
Yes,I would like a True 2 Bore Breechloader to hurl those 3500 grain Projectiles!I would want it to have a 20" Octagon Barrel with Express Sights and Killer Wood,maybe Case Hardned Receiver and not to weigh over 20 pounds...Now,where do I start?

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Originally posted by bigdoggy700:
At almost 70,000 ft lbs of energy, that gun had better be about 100 lbs to keep from killing yourself with recoil.

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"Among other weapons, I had an extraordinary rifle that carried a half-pound percussion shell--this instrument of torture to the hunter was not sufficiently heavy for the weight of the projectile; it only weighed twenty pounds: thus, with a charge of ten drachms of powder, behind a half-pound shell, the recoil was so terrific, that I was spun round like a weathercock in a hurricane. I really dreaded my own rifle, although I had been accustomed to heavy charges of powder and severe recoil for many years.

None of my men could fire it, and it was looked upon with a species of awe, and was named "Jenna el Mootfah" (child of a cannon) by the Arabs, which being far too long a name for practice, I christened it the "Baby;" and the scream of this "Baby," loaded with a half pound shell, was always fatal. It was far too severe, and I very seldom fired it, but it is a curious fact, that I never fired a shot with that rifle without bagging: the entire practice, during several years, was confined to about twenty shots. I was afraid to use it; but now and then it was absolutely necessary that it should be cleaned, after lying for months loaded. On such occasions my men had the gratification of firing it, and the explosion was always accompanied by two men falling on their backs (one having propped up the shooter), and the 'Baby' flying some yards behind them. This rifle was made by Holland, of Bond Street, and I could highly recommend it for Goliath of Gath, but not for men of A.D. 1866."

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Originally posted by hubel458:
I have a 5" long case and a barrel. Plan on doing
a falling block in future to handle it.Cases hold
enough powder to get a 3000gr up to 3000 fps.Ed

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Originally posted by bigdoggy700:
My mistake, it is a mere 60,000 ft.lbs of energy, not 70,000. A 100 lb rifle will only have 354 ft.lbs of recoil. Thats a lot.

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2 Bore...hmmmm....what`s wrong with a 1 bore??

1.67" - 7000 Grains - 800fps ...maybe? Only a Viking could carry one!!

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Originally posted by SAFARIKID:
Yes,I would like a True 2 Bore Breechloader to hurl those 3500 grain Projectiles!I would want it to have a 20" Octagon Barrel with Express Sights and Killer Wood,maybe Case Hardned Receiver and not to weigh over 20 pounds...Now,where do I start?

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Originally posted by boom stick:
that is exactly the size of a golf ball.

Max golf ball dia is 1.68"

that would make for a looooong drive!

bring yer 1 bore to the golf range and go for hole in ones with a good scope

cheap plinking

A golf ball weighs approx 700 grains.

A 20 lb 1 bore should be easy to shoot 700 grains @ 3000 fps.

Golf suddenly just got more interesting...

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Originally posted by hubel458:
From the shoulder I wouldn't fire max load
from my 2/bore case either, and load above is medium presssure,and the high pressure
max is much more than I posted above at
70k psi. Would get 5000 gr slug close to
3000.. Ed

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Does this mean you would need to weigh about 700 lbs to shoot the 2 bore and not end up on your back?

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Originally posted by CCMDoc:

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Originally posted by SAFARIKID:
Yes,I would like a True 2 Bore Breechloader to hurl those 3500 grain Projectiles!I would want it to have a 20" Octagon Barrel with Express Sights and Killer Wood,maybe Case Hardned Receiver and not to weigh over 20 pounds...Now,where do I start?

Doc,I will take you up on your offer and while we at it,lets get a facelift,nose job and whatever else it will take to make me pretty again!

Tom,

I've scheduled you for prophylactic neurosurgery - clearly you have something loose up there already.

Failing that, I have you scheduled for orthopedic surgery to reconstruct your shoulder, clavicle, jaw and neck.

I'll hold on to your big-bore collection while you recover from the surgery

In all seriousness, I would like to lend you my HANS device for the first time you touch that monster off.