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Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Peter Hofer just showed a modern 4 Bore firing a 2000 gr bullet propelled by smokeless powder at IWA. Not many details on this website, but I'm guessing there will be more information soon.
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DarylS
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09/03/15 01:21 PM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Nice- but from the same maker - how about a triple barreled .700 Nitro Ex.
http://www.all4shooters.com/en/specials/...-express-rifle/
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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He really does make some fabulous kit that chap. His 12 bore O/U sidelever is the loveliest shotgun I have ever seen EXCEPT the embellishment on it. Saw a picture of it once in a magazine I think, made to celebrate some royals anniversary, canīt remember whose, best, Mike
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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I'm really having trouble with the engraving on that 4 bore- what the heck is it?? An Elephant with fangs? Just can't get it to make sense.
Doug
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DarylS
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10/03/15 02:20 AM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Doug- I believe that is a very early Mastodon - can't remember it's name (was but a small child then;)) - however I think the ears are incorrect for that prehistoric beast.
It is weird.
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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A paleomastadon from about 30 mill years ago ??, just a guess, there were a few other fang tusked ele lookalikes apparently. Strange customer request ??, best
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NitroX
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10/03/15 06:15 PM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Quote:
Nice- but from the same maker - how about a triple barreled .700 Nitro Ex.
http://www.all4shooters.com/en/specials/...-express-rifle/
I suppose if one has to carry extra weight for a .700 NE, carrying the weight as an extra barrel is one way of making it useful.
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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I haven't been able to find many IWA reviews, unfortunately, but friends who visited tell me that there were some very interesting traditional guns. Johan Fanzoj showed a rising bite rifle with a snap forward underlever action, Karl Hauptmann showed a new MAuser action in 5 sizes, Piotti showed a Magnum Mauser, and Jakele showed a complete hammer kipplauf made of traditional Damascus, but proofed for modern cartridges.I'll keep looking for reviews and pictures, but, if our expert members find any information, they would find these the best forums to post on.
Good hunting!
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Ash
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14/05/15 11:27 PM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Quote:
Doug- I believe that is a very early Mastodon - can't remember it's name (was but a small child then;)) - however I think the ears are incorrect for that prehistoric beast.
It is weird.
Hey Daryl,
Just to stem the confusion - I think it's a Deinoterium.
Lived in Africa, the Middle east and Asia.
But yes, unusual choice! Hambruch has built a few .700 Nitros! a bolt action, a falling block, a double, and a triple! Geez!
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DarylS
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(.700 member)
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15/05/15 12:52 AM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Quote:
Doug
Just to stem the confusion - I think it's a Deinoterium.
Lived in Africa, the Middle east and Asia.
Yes - that name pops out at me from my childhood Dinosaur book - memories - sometimes I just can't quite remember.
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Quote:
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Doug- I believe that is a very early Mastodon - can't remember it's name (was but a small child then;)) - however I think the ears are incorrect for that prehistoric beast.
It is weird.
Hey Daryl,
Just to stem the confusion - I think it's a Deinoterium.
Lived in Africa, the Middle east and Asia.
But yes, unusual choice! Hambruch has built a few .700 Nitros! a bolt action, a falling block, a double, and a triple! Geez!
Hey Ash how you going? I was wondering if you know the name of the "weird" Rhino beast to the right of it. I have looked through my books and I was sure I had a photo somewhere but am curious now 
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Sarg
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15/05/15 08:02 AM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Doug- I believe that is a very early Mastodon - can't remember it's name (was but a small child then;))
Oh I see Daryl, I thought you were alluding to having seen them as a child in the Pleistocene period & you had forgotten the name !
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Yes - that name pops out at me from my childhood Dinosaur book - memories - sometimes I just can't quite remember.
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DarylS
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15/05/15 10:29 AM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Sarg - I did, initially in my first post - LOL
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Ash
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15/05/15 10:49 AM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Hey Ash how you going? I was wondering if you know the name of the "weird" Rhino beast to the right of it. I have looked through my books and I was sure I had a photo somewhere but am curious now
I'm good, thanks for asking 
Looks to be a Brontotherium.
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Holland and Holland did a 4 Bore years ago to Celebrate Everything ! ,it was engraved with Tyrannosaurus ,Pterodactyls etc ,the foresight was a small lizard, came with a display case with ammo and real fossils,maybe Hofer is expanding on that one by having Mega Fauna instead !there were alot of different looking elephant species back then
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Ash
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15/05/15 04:02 PM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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And Peter Hambruch did a .700 nitro double called "the Saurian". Will upload pics at some point.
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elvas
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16/05/15 05:44 PM
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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http://nitroexpress.info/ezine/CptCurlFi...nt/39316451.jpg
The same gun, in the white, maybe.
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Re: Peter Hofer Just Exhibited a Smokeless 4 Bore at IWA
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Just checked the 87 Gun digest and the H and H 4 Bore was also called the Saurian ,could not find it online anywhere, but could find Pics of the Hambrusch Saurian in 700 NE
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