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DarylS
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Re: Question regarding pinfire guns.......
11/03/09 02:46 AM

The early Lefaucheau double rifles to hit India in the late 1850's were pinfires I believe. They had short cases so were restricted in capacity. Lt. James Forsyth thought one in 14 bore would be just fine for blowing a tiger off an elephant from the Howdah.

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Question regarding pinfire guns.......	empirevr	10/03/09 08:12 PM
Re: Question regarding pinfire guns.......	lancaster	10/03/09 10:15 PM
Re: Question regarding pinfire guns.......	DarylS	11/03/09 02:46 AM

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