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Dphariss
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Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?
21/04/06 12:09 PM

According to the proof tables in Greener's The Gun and its Developement the 4 bore used 279 gr of powder and a 2791gr ball as a service load. This apparently a conical since an 4 guage ball should weigh 1750.
In Chapter 26 he notes a 4 bore using 12-14 drams (up to 385 gr) and a 1510 gr spherical bullet. Though this comes out to a 6 bore ball.
The proof tables give loads for bores up to 1 but I doubt that bores over 4 were used in shoulder fired weapons. 4 bores were about as heavy as a man could handle in field shooting situations.
I am pretty confident the 4 bore is the most powerful BP catridge load. Using ME as a guide in guns of this sort is misleading as to its actual effect on game.

Dan

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what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	agent00	04/12/05 04:29 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	Dphariss	21/04/06 12:09 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	empirevr	19/09/06 09:47 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	DarylS	15/12/06 04:24 AM
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Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	gatsby	05/12/05 08:00 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	agent00	05/12/05 09:13 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	DarylS	04/12/05 08:14 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	agent00	04/12/05 08:22 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	DarylS	04/12/05 10:16 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	Marrakai	04/12/05 01:09 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catridge?	DarylS	05/12/05 04:46 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	BillfromOregon	04/12/05 01:13 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	DarylS	05/12/05 04:50 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	agent00	05/12/05 05:15 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	BillfromOregon	05/12/05 07:21 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	BlainSmipy	22/12/05 01:39 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	Marrakai	22/12/05 02:01 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	BlainSmipy	22/12/05 03:34 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	Marrakai	22/12/05 05:58 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	BlainSmipy	22/12/05 06:06 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	DarylS	23/12/05 04:08 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	BlainSmipy	16/02/06 10:50 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	DarylS	17/02/06 03:31 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	JohnTheGreek	16/02/06 07:25 PM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	BlainSmipy	17/02/06 01:46 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	JohnTheGreek	17/02/06 08:13 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	BlainSmipy	17/02/06 10:31 AM
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Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	DarylS	14/03/06 08:25 AM
Re: what was the most powerfull bp big game catrid	JohnTheGreek	17/03/06 06:03 AM
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