What is that? A beaver?

Buckstix, a nice looking continental cape gun. The ballistics for the 8x72R per the previous post, aren't too bad either. Good shorter range rifle barrel for medium game, and a shotgun for small game or a slug or buckshot. Should be fun to hunt with.

To anyone, what were these cape guns, combinations, double rifles in the x72mmR cartridges designed to be used for? Obviously originally black powder, I would suppose the 8mm, and the 9.3mm were all designed for use against medium game?