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Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :)
      30/03/19 04:57 PM

Bakers gun wasnt a 2 bore unfortunately. Folks read the 1/2 pound and do the math assuming a roundball but Baker never says roundball in connection with it or uses the term 2 bore in any of his writings. I think even Treusdale and Jack Lott have misquoted it over the years.

This was hashed out a few times on AR over about 20 years and someone actually referenced it and its seriel number and it checks out closer to 3 bore. apparently Which means the projectile or shell as he refers to it as was conical or some other longer shape of smaller diametre.

As to whether 2 bores existed, the calibre is certainly covered in punt gun sizes. As to whether there was a dedicated 2 bore used for safari purposes I have not seen any evidence except for one passage which I read in the early days of the net, and have not been able to find since. Mentioning a gentleman 'Gibbs' using a true 2 bore with half round ball, they even mentioned the load of black he liked. However it was just a few lines on the old style AR website and I am not sure if it was fact or a line of fiction from a book. I could not find it in 2004 when the subject was raised again nor any searches I have done since.



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* 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Ripp 16/01/19 06:11 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) 93x64mm   16/01/19 07:13 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Sarg   16/01/19 09:15 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Ripp   16/01/19 02:42 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Sarg   16/01/19 03:46 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   16/01/19 04:12 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Karl   30/03/19 04:57 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Longknife   01/04/19 12:22 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   01/04/19 04:09 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Karl   09/04/19 09:00 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   10/04/19 01:29 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) szihn   10/04/19 03:41 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) 93x64mm   10/04/19 05:56 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) szihn   10/04/19 08:11 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   10/04/19 09:11 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) szihn   10/04/19 03:50 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Longknife   29/05/19 10:52 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   30/05/19 12:40 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   31/03/19 04:18 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Karl   01/04/19 12:19 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Ripp   16/01/19 10:24 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Ripp   17/01/19 12:11 AM

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