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DarylS
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Re: 10bore shoot
17/12/09 07:34 AM

I find anything over about 10 pounds to be tiring, but that's mainly because most rifles we hunt with are lighter than that. Were we to only hunt with heavier guns, we might 'rise' to the situation.

In 1850 India, 9 to 9 1/2 pounds was considered the correct weight for a Gentleman's double - 14 to 16 bore. with larger gauges, 12 to 10 being another pound. The larger yet bores, 10 and 8 were normally relegated to gun bearers.

I submit that 10's weighing 14 to 15 pounds must have been meant for African hunting. Too, different makers made them different weights as standard I suppose.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	14/12/09 04:26 AM
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Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	14/12/09 04:32 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	xausa	14/12/09 04:51 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	tinker	14/12/09 04:58 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	14/12/09 05:30 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	tinker	14/12/09 05:37 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	14/12/09 05:56 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	Raff	14/12/09 07:39 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	tinker	14/12/09 09:41 AM
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Re: 10bore shoot	gatsby	14/12/09 12:31 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	14/12/09 05:31 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	gatsby	17/12/09 01:44 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	DarylS	17/12/09 01:48 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	gatsby	17/12/09 02:31 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	DarylS	17/12/09 11:40 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	Raff	15/12/09 10:48 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	gatsby	16/12/09 03:50 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	Raff	17/12/09 03:54 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	18/12/09 07:01 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	DarylS	19/12/09 04:57 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	450_366	19/12/09 05:41 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	tinker	18/12/09 12:09 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	18/12/09 06:01 PM
Re: 10bore shoot	DarylS	17/12/09 07:34 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	16/12/09 01:22 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	tinker	15/12/09 11:50 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	16/12/09 01:26 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	Raff	16/12/09 08:44 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	17/12/09 01:10 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	tinker	17/12/09 03:28 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	17/12/09 03:46 AM
Re: 10bore shoot	tinker	17/12/09 09:32 AM
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Re: 10bore shoot	rigbymauser	14/12/09 07:13 AM
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