Highbird70 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Dont panic Highbird big bore guns are not as frightening as some think they are ! remember the weight of the gun absorbs most of the recoil & note I have one very mangled right leg & a below knee artificial left leg & I was only on my back once in the mud when I took a shot at a low goose flying along the field which put me off balance ! . Its a case of taking a firm grip of the weapon & keeping one foot behind you when you first shoot one & then when you have got over the first initial shock of the recoil it then becomes a peace of cake & then the fun starts & you want another go ! . I had a Tolley single 4b which had 4in brass cases & we took it to our annual end of season shoot for a bit of fun at the clays & the lads here had never seen such a monster & when they saw the brass cases clunk into the breech like it was an artillery piece they all chickened out. Until they saw peg leg have a go that is ! then one by one they all wanted a go & they loved it ! . I have fired all sorts guns from big game rifles in Africa to 4 & 8s ect but yet to try a 2bore & certainly hope to one day ! incidentally I know a collector who has a Charles Osbourn 2 bore & he has never fired it !!! . As for aister ? well he is the only big bore user I have known who has had the most interesting & exotic experience of a double discharge with a 4bore !!! I fully trust you Polestar, I was speaking out of ignorance because I never fired a big bore gun, I understand what you have exsplained very well, on the dinamic of shooting a big bore.....still, like you said, it will be the first shot that would the difficult one, still I would have a little bum twiching going on....lol It most be a great experince and great fun Well done and I hope, one day you will fire a 2 bore.....please do take a video when you do Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) Dont panic Highbird big bore guns are not as frightening as some think they are ! remember the weight of the gun absorbs most of the recoil & note I have one very mangled right leg & a below knee artificial left leg & I was only on my back once in the mud when I took a shot at a low goose flying along the field which put me off balance ! . Its a case of taking a firm grip of the weapon & keeping one foot behind you when you first shoot one & then when you have got over the first initial shock of the recoil it then becomes a peace of cake & then the fun starts & you want another go ! . I had a Tolley single 4b which had 4in brass cases & we took it to our annual end of season shoot for a bit of fun at the clays & the lads here had never seen such a monster & when they saw the brass cases clunk into the breech like it was an artillery piece they all chickened out. Until they saw peg leg have a go that is ! then one by one they all wanted a go & they loved it ! . I have fired all sorts guns from big game rifles in Africa to 4 & 8s ect but yet to try a 2bore & certainly hope to one day ! incidentally I know a collector who has a Charles Osbourn 2 bore & he has never fired it !!! . As for aister ? well he is the only big bore user I have known who has had the most interesting & exotic experience of a double discharge with a 4bore !!! Fired a single 4 black powder muzzle loader at a charity shoot at the West Wycombe Shooting School, but the best was a BP muzzle loader 1 1/2" punt gun on the Blackwater (5 wigeon ). Edited February 7, 2013 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Fired a single 4 black powder muzzle loader at a charity shoot at the West Wycombe Shooting School, but the best was a BP muzzle loader 1 1/2" punt gun on the Blackwater (5 wigeon ). I think...because its quite rare to see big bores, shooting with them, as become a bit of a scary mith, you normally meet fellow sportmen, using 12G and under, I would love to just see one in action...I don't know if I would like to shot one tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 I think...because its quite rare to see big bores, shooting with them, as become a bit of a scary mith, you normally meet fellow sportmen, using 12G and under, I would love to just see one in action...I don't know if I would like to shot one tho Honestly they are no problem as said just keep a good grip on them because if you hold it like a 410 it will fly out of your hands !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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