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Originally posted by 500grains:

Only my subjective impression that the sears on an old hammer gun may not hold firm under the recoil of an 8 bore. Not only do I have no evidence of that, I also lack the courage to try to find out through personal experience.

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Then let me ask you, would you fire a hammerless 8 bore rifle? If you do you are fireing it with both barrels cocked. Bad sears are not restricted to hammer rifles!

I have several hammer doubles, some more than 110 yrs old, and I cock both barrels, at the last minute,which can be done in complete silence,by holding the trigger bact till the hammer is all the way back, then release the trigger, when stalking in close. clicking a safety off makes far more noise.

A defective gun can double, no matter the type, unless intersepters are included in the design. Not many doubles have them, even new ones! I simply don't see the problem with cocking both barrels!

A FULL 90 % of the double fireings have nothing to do with the type of double you are shooting,or bad sears, but letting your trigger finger hit the other trigger, and is just as likely on a hammerless as it is on a hammer rifle!

If you are worried about it, then don't cock both barrels, it's free choice, I simply don't see it as any more problem on one over the other type!

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Originally posted by Mickey1:

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Originally posted by MartinPotts:
Nice 8 bores ..But whos the old Gezzer

And i also see . the "Other" Bullet company's
Box next to the trigger gaurd..

Wana trade ? a 8 bore empty case for a few .700
diameter bullets in .? 850 grain or 900 grain or 1000 grain or 1100 grain in a jacket wall of 0.050 copper.....

Say 15 bullets or so now dont be tight fisted

LOL

Martin

Martin

The old guy is a friend. The Rifle weighs 17 lbs and is haard for an old fellow like that to hold up.

I have lots of Woodleighs, probably well over 2500 in various calibers.

Sorry, I have no use for more 700 NE Bullets. I still need the 20 Bore ones for my Faunetta though.

On penitration. I have not shot anything with an 8 Bore but I can tell you that a 10 Bore will penitrate a Water Buffalo and a Bison end to end.

Mickey


When i lived in Alaska i used a 10 Ga/Bore
Side By Side for Brown Bear.

Funny thing is i just came back from a 2 day run to Alaska .. and it doesn't look the same

Its all high rise's and million doller homes now .

all the old villages are now bed and breakfests

and the old gravel roads are now 4 lane high ways.

fairbanks is not the same place i remmber.



Martin