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Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle.
      25/08/14 10:35 PM

I just had a shooting weekend. Watson577 was here with his 8 bore A. Henry rifle. We spent all day Saturday working on loads for that beast. Here are a few videos of me shooting it (my first ever shots with an 8 bore rifle).

Right barrel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7dubLXF8xzc

Right barrel slow motion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TYuNQk7fiX0

Left barrel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=70iWe0Ao9-I

Left barrel slow motion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sEKy4df386g

A right and a left at 50 yards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=C5DfPBpXMHI

The rifle is 14-5/8” pull, which is too short for me for a hard kicker, even with the slip-on rubber pad. With each shot I got slugged in the nose with my thumb. Other than that, it’s not worse than my .500 NE Merkel. This rifle is just over 16 pounds.

The load was 9 drams (246 grains) of black powder with a 1250 grain paper patched conical bullet. This rifle uses the 3-3/4" case. It's a big cartridge!

Curl

Edited: The case length is 3-3/4". My original post said 3-1/2".

Edited by CptCurl (26/08/14 07:39 PM)

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* Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. CptCurlAdministrator 25/08/14 10:35 PM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. NitroXAdministrator   26/08/14 07:08 PM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. Watson577   29/08/14 08:58 AM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. rigbymauser   26/08/14 09:40 PM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. Watson577   29/08/14 09:04 AM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. CptCurlAdministrator   29/08/14 10:13 PM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. Igorrock   30/08/14 12:59 AM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. tinker   27/08/14 01:19 AM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. EDELWEISS   27/08/14 03:58 PM
. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. MikeRowe   26/08/14 03:33 AM
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. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. TH44   26/08/14 08:23 AM
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. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. rigbymauser   30/08/14 01:15 AM
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. * * Re: Alexander Henry 8 bore Double Rifle. CptCurlAdministrator   13/09/14 11:10 AM
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