[1KPerDay]

http://www.freewebs.com/stolzergunsmithing/currentprojects2bore.htm

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[Cosmoline]

I believe that's the same one posted over on the traditional ML forum. It's mighty impressive work, esp. since it's a scratch build.

[scrat]

amazing build wow

[alemonkey]

One of my other thoughts on making this a smoothbore is that it allows for a couple other loading options, such as .72 cal balls making it a buck shot gun that could be used on smaller game

Smaller game? Like a rhinocerous?

He proofed it with 1000 grains of FFg and tied it to a section of railroad tie, and it blew the tie backwards like it weight nothing!

I'm not sure I'd want to shoot that thing.

[Shotgun Willy]

Wow, looks like a black powder M-79, 'blooper'.
It needs a hook of some type, to hook over a tree trunk, to control recoil.

[Dr.Rob]

That just cool.

[1KPerDay]

He proofed it with 1000 grains of FFg and tied it to a section of railroad tie, and it blew the tie backwards like it weight nothing!

Yeah, but note he also loaded TWO 1/2 lb balls for that proof test. 1000 g FFG and a POUND of lead. Yeah, that's gonna kick a bit. :D

If you scroll down there's a vid of him shooting 300-something and 400-something grains of powder and one ball. Looks like it kicks, but doesn't APPEAR to be excruciating. I'd shoot it... once. LOL

[Cosmoline]

You can load with grape for small game like moose or bear.

[Voodoochile]

All I can say is.

I want one, well actually in a slightly smaller caliber I know that I'll never hunt a Trex so I don't need one in that substantial bore.

[Maj Dad]

You can load with grape for small game like moose or bear.

or nails and broken glass to repel boarders... :what:

(that is some impressive smithing/woodworking)

[madcratebuilder]

That is amazingly well done, excellent skill set. I don't think I would want to shoot a full load in that, twenty years ago, maybe.

[robhof]

Man that's awsome work and a darn fine video of a great shooter, and the guns pretty good too. Great post, you also might consider posting the video on youtube for the non b/p ers.

[Nicodemus38]

a few years ago in one of my magazines they had an article on a fellow who was making and using an english style single shot goose gun in the largest bore size made. His standard easy on the shoulder load was 6 ounce birdshot, 6 ounces bp. I believe it was in the AA or 1 bore class.

it was a break open cartridge gun, brass shells. i remember he bragged itweighed 36 pounds.

[Maj Dad]

The British (and probably other Europeans) used very large bore guns to shoot waterfowl from small boats ("punts"), and were known, obviously, as punt guns. It was mounted to the boat and the operator slowly sneaked up up on the ducks/geese/whatever and when he had a gaggle or two all bunched up, boom. The boat was pointed at the target, since the gun was mounted to it, I guess the bloke was looking down the barrel as he sculled silently along... :scrutiny: Reminds me of my wife's uncles and others down in St. Bernard Parish, LA (out Yscloskey/Delacroix Island) talking about their fathers being market hunters and shooting ducks by the hundreds with 10 ga black powder doubles (still had them; used brass shells they loaded) and then taking them on the train to New Orleans & selling them at the market. All legal then, and as far as they knew, the ducks were endless. We know better, and those days are memories and history...

[rusty from italy]

The British (and probably other Europeans) used very large bore guns to shoot waterfowl from small boats ("punts"), and were known, obviously, as punt guns.
It's true, now is outlaw everithing over twelve bore, they were used up to mid '900 for shot ducks during migration, mounted on swamp boat.
ciao
Rusty

[BHP FAN]

Where do you put the wheels on that artillery piece?

[Sam1911]

The British (and probably other Europeans) used very large bore guns to shoot waterfowl from small boats ("punts"), and were known, obviously, as punt guns. It was mounted to the boat and the operator slowly sneaked up up on the ducks/geese/whatever and when he had a gaggle or two all bunched up, boom.

This was a standard part of life on the Chesapeke Bay up until the market gunning was shut down in the middle of last century. You can visit the Chesapeke Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD and see a large variety of punt and battery guns, often still mounted in the boats.

Those were not faint hearted men. Those that didn't use punt guns often used sneak boxes which were like flat-bottomed coffins with just enough room for one man to lie down in and which floated (barely) only an inch or two out of the water in a spread of decoys. A great many hunters lost their lives to things as simple as the wake of a passing sidewheel steam boat.

-Sam

[Schofield3]

Awesome work