Thankyou once again for the excellent information,Daryl.
'Curl i'm sure you'll have fun with that shotty using Daryls method!!!
Bulldog, thanks for the link but those prices are a tad high...... i know where there is an 8 bore paradox H&H rifle for £6,000/$12,000 and to be fair, i also know where i can get a double 8 bore English shotgun for just £975/$1900......
My budget depends on the fact that i intend to purchase some other firearms also.
Any 8 bore/shotgun/rifle will be my primary pride and joy, so this i will spend more on naturally.
But, Daryl has me interested........using his method i can create my own smooth bore 8, for a much lower price,same results as a paradox basically, and perhaps in much better overall condition than a same age rifle would be in...(due to the much higher availability of the shotguns,compared to the rifles)
I guess its a tough one,but i can say that the 8 bore paradox i have seen has no express sights.....this i dislike....was it a conversion job also?