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It's What's Up Front That Counts!
      #22560 - 23/12/04 04:27 PM

Continuing with the general insanity, I declare that, "IT'S WHAT'S UP FRONT THAT COUNTS." So show us what you have up front.

I'll lead off. Here's a view of the working end of my Purdey .500BPE.

These are "BIG OLD GOOD ONES."

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #22561 - 23/12/04 04:30 PM

These are "GOOD OLD BIG ONES." The muzzles of my 12 bore T. Horsley & Sons, which I use as my symbol on NE.com.

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #22562 - 23/12/04 04:33 PM

Some like them a bit more petite and perky; you know, with an upward tilt. Here are the bores of my L. Borovnik .375:

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #22563 - 23/12/04 04:36 PM

And then just the normal routine, but kinda long and lanky.

A Woodward .400

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #22564 - 23/12/04 04:37 PM

Sometimes things get a little out of kilter.

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #22577 - 23/12/04 11:49 PM

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My favourite. The Borovnik is great too except I like the positioning to be similar to the existing logo.

I requested from CptCurl whether I could use one of his photographs as a replacement for the current logo photo.

Anyone else have one they would like to put forward?



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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #22581 - 24/12/04 12:50 AM

You aint wrong there.
My wife at work.

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: ALAN_MCKENZIE]
      #22582 - 24/12/04 12:53 AM

Alan,

I'd say you better be nice to that lady. Hope she has a wonderful Christmas, with lots of presents, OR ELSE!

Merry Christmas,
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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #22590 - 24/12/04 04:36 AM

In reply to:

I requested from CptCurl whether I could use one of his photographs as a replacement for the current logo photo.



Nitro

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #26490 - 18/02/05 05:35 AM

Another double muzzle to look at; this one a small bore (.280):

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #26509 - 18/02/05 03:43 PM

G. Little & Co. .500 BPE Henry's Rifling

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #26515 - 18/02/05 08:32 PM

Cpt. Curl,
Looking at the pics of the muzzles of your DRs, I have found myself curiously and oddly "aroused"...especially when viewing the "perky ones"... LMAO> SP2

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: SOUTHPAWTOO]
      #26521 - 18/02/05 11:48 PM


SP2,

Now you are thinking clearly!


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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #393780 - 12/10/25 03:24 AM

I'm reviving this older thread for new posts. I started this thread in 2004, but I see that so far I'm the only member who has posted any photos here.


Let me get it started again with a dark and dirty pair. This is my Dickson Round Action .500 3-1/4" BPE after firing 20 rounds. Fantastic! Smoke, flames, and wonderful accuracy from this double rifle.

My load is an exact duplicate of the original Kynoch load for which the rifle was regulated: 142 grains of OE 1-1/2F, 480 gr. solid cannelured bullet.








Come on, people - SHOW US YOUR MUZZLES!

IT'S WHAT'S UP FRONT THAT COUNTS!


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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #393786 - 12/10/25 08:53 AM

Quote:

These are "GOOD OLD BIG ONES." The muzzles of my 12 bore T. Horsley & Sons, which I use as my symbol on NE.com.

Curl





WOW - look how thin/narrow/fine those lands are.
Appears Forsyth-style rifling from the mid 1850's, as detailed in his book, "The Sporting Rifle and it's Projectiles".

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: DarylS]
      #393788 - 12/10/25 09:56 AM

Daryl, it's Henry rifling.

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #393790 - 12/10/25 12:11 PM

Gotcha. Bore dia. in the middle of the grooves.

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: DarylS]
      #393794 - 12/10/25 02:50 PM

It's been seen before, but here it is again







A distinguished Indian Gentleman, "Zabardast", "Awesome". A .450 No.2 Nitro Express W.J. Jeffery boxock, circa 1906.

http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3510&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: NitroX]
      #393796 - 12/10/25 07:43 PM

Big barrel, smallish hole, pretty fouling pattern

https://i.imgur.com/NX1a0FZ.jpg

The image is way too big. I've made it a link instead. Click on it to view. NitroX

Edited by NitroX (12/10/25 08:46 PM)

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: mauserand9mm]
      #393803 - 13/10/25 12:38 AM





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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: NitroX]
      #393835 - 14/10/25 03:52 AM



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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: bouldersmith]
      #393836 - 14/10/25 04:47 AM

Steve,

That is very impressive. Is that a 2 bore? Thanks for posting.

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: 85lc]
      #393837 - 14/10/25 06:34 AM

4 bore: 1.052"
3 bore: 1.158"
2 Bore: 1.326"

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: bouldersmith]
      #393840 - 14/10/25 06:41 AM

Quote:






I don't want to shoot it - ouch!

KEEP THE MUZZLES COMING!

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Re: It's What's Up Front That Counts! [Re: CptCurl]
      #393842 - 14/10/25 06:46 AM

4 bore

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