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mickey
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4 Bore
#10000 - 24/02/04 03:58 PM

Ed

Here are the dimensions of the 4 Bore

Imperial Cartridge. Brass

Length with bullet 4.832"
Length 4.259"
Diameter of rim 1.192"
Diameter of case at rim 1.091"
Thickness of rim .17"
Diameter of case at bullet 1.275"
Diameter of bullet .835"

Kynoch. Paper Shotgun

Length 3.891"
Diameter of rim 1.19"
Diameter at rim 1.078"
Thickness of rim .175
Diameter of case 1.022"

Loaded with BBs

marked Eley-Kynoch 4

These are loaded rounds. Not having a 4 bore I haven't shot it too get an empty case.

The Imperial Cartridge cases were loaded as recently as 10 years ago and they may still be available. They were a limited run for a pair of 4 bore singles made by London Guns in Melbourne Australia.

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hubel458
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Re: 4 Bore [Re: mickey]
#10030 - 25/02/04 06:28 AM

Mickey--if you have a chance please check the
sizes on the brass case.the diameter you show of the
case at bullet or the top, seems to big.The bullet size listed seems
to small.The smallest I have seen in books is .935 in..Ed.

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mickey
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Re: 4 Bore [Re: hubel458]
#10035 - 25/02/04 06:48 AM

Ed

Diameter of case at bullet is 1.0275. My mistake. Bullet at case edge is .983. Again my mistake. Just because I have a caliper doesn't make me a Machinist.

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475Guy
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Re: 4 Bore [Re: mickey]
#10056 - 25/02/04 09:46 AM

Is that like having a gun don't make you a marksman or some such?

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hubel458
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Re: 4 Bore [Re: mickey]
#10103 - 25/02/04 02:11 PM

Thanks Mickey.That bore dia will work great with the brass
I use to make them. That size also gets it closer
to a true 4 bore size as opposed to the .935 shown in the
books for 4 bore paper shotshells. True 4 bore would be
1.05 I think, and to get it that big, the 20mm brass
wouldn't have a big enough rim.What is the weight of
the 4 bore bullet in the Imperial case?.Ed

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mickey
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Re: 4 Bore [Re: hubel458]
#10117 - 25/02/04 04:33 PM

Ed

I don't know the bullet weight as the it is a loaded round. I don't have a scale that can weigh the whole thing any closer than a 1/4 pound. (the baby scale)

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