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bigboar
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Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun
      10/07/19 08:52 AM

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Hi there, Be slightly careful with chamber length as 3 1/4 was generally the longest chamber in US made guns, though some may have been longer.. British chamberings went up to 4 1/4




For full disclosure, my 8ga is not 3 3/4 inch. I ended up making a chamber adaptor 8 to 12ga. Quite a home machinist project for me. I have not used that adaptor. It is another angle to try out, maybe BP cowboy loads? That is beside the point. I ended up with 3 3/8 long adapter and just barely fit at that with a slightly beveled end. Given the level of fitment, I guess now, that the gun is really 3 1/4 with a little extra and a very gentle taper. I decided to post because, I dont want to mislead anyone with wrong information. I will go back and add a foot note to my inaccurate post.

As for the loading, I was able to swage down the industrial brass. I load up 20 rounds with black powder. we will see how the plastic holds up for one shot with a light load. I have been distracted and not been able to fire the gun. And, waiting to get together with my buddy and his skeet machine and the pattern board at the club. Then, I will see where I am at. I used double felt wads to fill the case. If I do order brass, I will get 3" and have less unused space to deal with.

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* Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar 18/05/19 01:12 AM
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. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   18/05/19 01:22 PM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun lancaster   18/05/19 01:58 PM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar   20/05/19 12:29 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   20/05/19 01:14 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun Sarg   20/05/19 05:31 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun NitroXAdministrator   20/05/19 01:20 PM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun cadet   21/05/19 08:40 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   21/05/19 09:50 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun cadet   21/05/19 11:12 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar   21/05/19 10:38 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun 3DogMike   21/05/19 11:20 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar   22/05/19 01:14 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   22/05/19 02:15 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun theprof1   07/07/19 04:37 PM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar   10/07/19 08:52 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun lancaster   22/05/19 03:56 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun Wayne59   22/05/19 05:17 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   22/05/19 10:16 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar   22/05/19 10:35 AM
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. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   25/05/19 12:33 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar   29/05/19 08:36 PM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   30/05/19 12:43 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar   30/05/19 08:02 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   31/05/19 02:52 AM
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. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun Sarg   31/05/19 06:33 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun Wayne59   23/05/19 12:08 PM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   23/05/19 01:36 PM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun Wayne59   23/05/19 10:03 PM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun DarylS   24/05/19 01:51 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun Wayne59   22/05/19 11:25 AM
. * * Re: Help loading an 8 bore shotgun bigboar   23/05/19 06:28 AM
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