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Holland & Holland 8b Ball Gun
      #110158 - 21/07/08 09:31 PM

This is a Holland & Holland 8b Ball Gun I am posting for our member JAZ.



























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Re: Holland & Holland 8b Ball Gun [Re: DRarchive]
      #110160 - 21/07/08 09:45 PM

John, does this have rifled barrels? I would like to hear details of your loads and how it shoots. It's a beauty.

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Re: Holland & Holland 8b Ball Gun [Re: CptCurl]
      #110168 - 21/07/08 11:56 PM

Built in June 1889. This is a true "Ball Gun". Smooth bore. Built for 10 drams and a spherical bullet or shot. Pistol grip with extended top strap, rebounding hammers. The bore dimensions are .835" throughout both bores. Barrels are 26". Gun weight is 13 lbs. 10 oz.
I have only shot this one with 69 grains of Blue Dot, which was not a bunch of fun, but it needs more power as the bullets were spread about 4 inches at 50 yards.
This rifle is probably in the finest original condition of any gun of this vintage which I have owned. The laquer over the case colors has protected the gun tremendously. You can see where the wear is, the color is gone and the metal down to silver. But the others parts of the gun are perfect.
John

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Re: Holland & Holland 8b Ball Gun [Re: jaz]
      #110171 - 22/07/08 01:07 AM

jaz - I would feed here what she was designed to use. Swiss 1 1/2 will normally produce regulation, same as the original black powder loads - apparently.

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Re: Holland & Holland 8b Ball Gun [Re: DarylS]
      #110173 - 22/07/08 01:50 AM

JAZ-


Great looking rifle.

What's the width across the breech?
What's the distance between the firning pins?

Cool scalloped flats too, how far from the base of those flats to the pins?


My interest is so easily swayed to these large black powder smooth bore rifles. I should get out and shoot something like this 10drm 8b ball gun some time and 'really get' what the experience of handling them is like.


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Re: Holland & Holland 8b Ball Gun [Re: jaz]
      #110753 - 31/07/08 10:00 AM

JAZ,

Yet another fantastic piece!

Congratulations again and good hunting!

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Re: Holland & Holland 8b Ball Gun [Re: mehulkamdar]
      #110822 - 01/08/08 01:40 AM

Hey jaz!

Great looking gun

Daryl said it...I`ll said too...Swiss 1.5Fg will rock and roll

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