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empirevr
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Reged: 03/09/06
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Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore
14/09/06 05:03 AM

Well...

Thankyou once again Daryl that is some absolutely superb information you are giving me.

I fully agree with your statements,and of course i realise the difference that the size and weight of the round makes......merely, i was talking of actual preferences,and perhaps uses, then and now.......it seems knock down value has been exchanged for penetration values.

Now most of all the hunters use the .375 H&H it seems, yet before this,i can only guess the 500x3 bp or 577x3 pb,or perhaps even the smaller 450x3/3.25 was the main gun/round used generally......the most proliferent are the 500x3" bpe's.......

I adore your 8 bore info,and have no claim to having ever handled one let alone use it.

I once read something in a book i appear to have lost....due to moving no doubt...that had much info on W.W. Greener. It stated that the 8 bore was their most popular model,and more so...round. This was because the 4 bore,did not give such good penetration due to its sheer size versus its fpe/fps which im guessing wasnt at max,as it already was known to be horrid to fire.

I cannot remember if they gave preference to ball or conical, but the rifles advertised fired both.(paradox,no?)

Seeing as you have used the superb 12 bores, what can you say is the difference in strength between them and a normal 12 gauge shotgun of the age? half the weight,no?

Basically,if one was to create a smooth-bore rifle from an 8 shotty, what would need to be done,and would it be as safe,strong,and usable as the original rifle version?

Thankyou

Ben

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8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	08/09/06 02:40 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	NitroX	11/10/22 12:47 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	NitroX	11/10/22 07:30 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	NitroX	11/10/22 07:37 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	NitroX	11/10/22 09:49 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	NitroX	11/10/22 09:54 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	12/10/22 03:25 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	08/09/06 03:00 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	08/09/06 04:47 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	08/09/06 08:35 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	08/09/06 08:49 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	08/09/06 12:03 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	bulldog563	09/09/06 08:10 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	09/09/06 06:09 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	09/09/06 08:33 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	10/09/06 07:34 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	11/09/06 01:08 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	11/09/06 06:11 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	11/09/06 02:57 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	12/09/06 01:00 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	12/09/06 05:51 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	12/09/06 08:33 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	13/09/06 02:42 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	13/09/06 04:38 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	13/09/06 09:02 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	13/09/06 09:53 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	14/09/06 12:50 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	14/09/06 05:03 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	bulldog563	14/09/06 01:14 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	14/09/06 10:03 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	Chasseur	14/09/06 05:20 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	14/09/06 06:43 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	CptCurl	14/09/06 10:30 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	14/09/06 11:31 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	CptCurl	14/09/06 12:49 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	CptCurl	14/09/06 12:53 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	15/09/06 12:25 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	15/09/06 05:30 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	16/09/06 12:33 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	16/09/06 07:09 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	16/09/06 11:13 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	16/09/06 11:37 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	16/09/06 11:51 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	gatsby	16/09/06 01:16 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	17/09/06 03:20 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	17/09/06 04:27 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	17/09/06 04:49 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	gatsby	17/09/06 09:17 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	17/09/06 01:28 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	18/09/06 01:05 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	18/09/06 06:09 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	18/09/06 07:29 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	18/09/06 10:33 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	19/09/06 01:12 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	19/09/06 01:48 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	19/09/06 05:43 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	gatsby	19/09/06 10:38 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	20/09/06 12:37 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	21/09/06 09:38 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	Omnivorous_Bob	21/09/06 02:11 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	21/09/06 02:45 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	22/09/06 02:30 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	Double_Trouble	23/09/06 12:09 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	DarylS	11/10/22 03:10 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	23/09/06 06:12 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	23/09/06 06:21 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	23/09/06 06:38 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	23/09/06 06:52 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	gatsby	23/09/06 11:14 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	23/09/06 07:11 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	23/09/06 11:32 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	23/09/06 11:38 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	22/09/06 09:40 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	gatsby	21/09/06 02:24 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	SAFARIKID	19/09/06 07:57 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	18/09/06 08:07 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	18/09/06 08:23 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	mickey	16/09/06 11:07 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	400NitroExpress	16/09/06 08:19 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	16/09/06 08:53 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	400NitroExpress	15/09/06 05:50 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	15/09/06 05:38 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	15/09/06 05:41 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	15/09/06 05:58 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	400NitroExpress	15/09/06 06:37 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	15/09/06 07:00 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	400NitroExpress	15/09/06 02:28 PM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	empirevr	15/09/06 06:23 AM
Re: 8 bore vs 4 bore	500Nitro	13/09/06 03:29 PM
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