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Tom_H
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Stoeger elephant gun
27/08/14 12:06 AM

Saw it on the counter and had to leave with it.

[image]http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/elephant_gun.jpeg[/image]

Saw them for years and recently one in mint condition sold for around $700 on gunsamerica. This one was in "put away in completely degreased condition" so the entier gun had a nice bloom of rust. Price was right, cleaned it up a bit and learned a few things.
The barrel has the requisite proofs

[image]http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/elephant_gun_proof_3.jpeg[/image]

[image]http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/elephant_gun_proof_1.jpeg[/image]

[image]http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/elephant_gun_proof_2.jpeg[/image]

If you look at the last shot, you can see the breech reinforcement which is sweated over the barrel. The breechplug od is around an inch and I'm really not sure how the whole thing is assembled. (Is the reinforcement threaded for the plug and sweated over the barrel or is the barrel threaded (very thin at that point) and the reinforcement put over that?)
Depth of the plug is .5" and the flashhole is drilled at that point.

Lock is supposedly Napoleonic war period and is really poorly filed up but it throws a decent shower of sparks
Bore is good and this thing needs to be fired but loooking for thoughts on doing so.

If it doesn't work out I can always bring it to the Vintage Cup in a few weeks...

Tom

Edited by NitroX (27/08/14 02:01 AM)

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Stoeger elephant gun	Tom_H	27/08/14 12:06 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	Tom_H	27/08/14 12:16 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	lancaster	27/08/14 03:56 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	Tom_H	27/08/14 08:14 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	NitroX	27/08/14 03:58 PM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	DarylS	27/08/14 08:41 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	NitroX	27/08/14 04:02 PM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	DarylS	28/08/14 02:04 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	Tom_H	28/08/14 03:37 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	lancaster	29/08/14 01:36 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	DarylS	29/08/14 09:04 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	Don	29/08/14 11:48 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	6thtexas	02/09/14 09:30 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	Tom_H	02/09/14 11:16 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	Igorrock	02/09/14 01:59 PM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	hoosier	07/09/14 10:45 PM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	fourbore	01/02/15 07:32 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	DarylS	01/02/15 07:44 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	fourbore	02/02/15 12:56 AM
Re: Stoeger elephant gun	Tom_H	27/08/14 11:40 AM

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