8-gauge guns and ammo

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Re: 8-gauge guns and ammo

Postby Holland&Holland on Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:50 pm

Lumpy wrote:I've read that because of the muzzle velocity limitations of black powder, those old-fashioned elephant guns used huge projectiles to compensate. They were replaced when the introduction of cordite and other such propellants made nitro express cartridges of "only" .600 caliber the better gun.

As long as that “only .600 NE” does not break your collarbone.
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