mudpatten Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Edited March 7, 2019 by mudpatten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Watching it now, nice to see them being fired. Quite funny seeing little Dave shoot it, looked like a Slow Mo of a head on shoulder barge in rugby. Poor chap had to sit out the conclusion due to concussion. Edited March 7, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 Stance stance stance . No wonder they nearly fell over . Need a few shooting lessons these guys . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 I fired one at a game fair, many years ago. Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feltwad Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Never close your eyes before you pull the trigger it is the first thing to make you miss . Feltwad Edited March 7, 2019 by Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Feltwad I noticed Johnny closing his eyes just before pulling the trigger. Almost a flinch in readiness of the severe recoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Feltwad that's a decidedly comely looking wench in the middle. What is it? I'm fascinated by old black powder guns, it's my inner pyromaniac I think. There is a quaintness about them like your just nip down to the blacksmith to get your horse shod, your sword sharpened and whilst you were there hed just before you a mechanism for the old family blunderbuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feltwad Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) On 08/03/2019 at 23:54, figgy said: Feltwad I noticed Johnny closing his eyes just before pulling the trigger. Almost a flinch in readiness of the severe recoil. 14 hours ago, Benthejockey said: Feltwad that's a decidedly comely looking wench in the middle. What is it? I'm fascinated by old black powder guns, it's my inner pyromaniac I think. There is a quaintness about them like your just nip down to the blacksmith to get your horse shod, your sword sharpened and whilst you were there hed just before you a mechanism for the old family blunderbuss. Figgy That is a common fault when shooting big bore muzzle loaders Bentejockey The one in the middle is a small flintlock punt gun full stocked and in about a 6 bore the other flint lock is a 2 bore bank gun Feltwad Edited March 10, 2019 by Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandango Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Lovely guns felt wad.. I am envious Lee... that's a brilliant video that you and TGS have put together,, well done.. being a fan of the 4bores it was a good watch and a probably a video that will be a must see in years to come for the up and coming big bore wildfowlers,,, and also shows the capability of what these guns can and will do. I pattern mine at 100 yrds with good results using BP and nitro which see the demise of any geese at that range.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 13/03/2019 at 20:33, fandango said: Lovely guns felt wad.. I am envious Lee... that's a brilliant video that you and TGS have put together,, well done.. being a fan of the 4bores it was a good watch and a probably a video that will be a must see in years to come for the up and coming big bore wildfowlers,,, and also shows the capability of what these guns can and will do. I pattern mine at 100 yrds with good results using BP and nitro which see the demise of any geese at that range.. I was quite underwhelmed by the video, to be honest. There was some good content, but the pattern testing was poor and didn't show anything meaningful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberisle Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 8 hours ago, motty said: I was quite underwhelmed by the video, to be honest. There was some good content, but the pattern testing was poor and didn't show anything meaningful. Has there ever been a post that you dont have a bitch about! This i a UK post about stuff we have over here , it was educational, interesting and well filmed just get over yourself and watch it without having a dig at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 I enjoyed the video myself probably never get to fire a big bore shotgun so love watching these on the net 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 51 minutes ago, Gerry78 said: I enjoyed the video myself probably never get to fire a big bore shotgun so love watching these on the net 👍👍👍 A lot of game fairs will have the odd big bore gun you can have a go with, first front stuffer I shot they forgot to say there's a 10 minute delay from pulling the trigger to it going off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, B725 said: A lot of game fairs will have the odd big bore gun you can have a go with, first front stuffer I shot they forgot to say there's a 10 minute delay from pulling the trigger to it going off. Tired old gun by the sounds of it, keep a good frizzen on it check your flint bevel up or down for best (longest ) stroke, clamp up your flint in lead i thinks best check locks for spring condition keep frizzen clean constantly, use 4fg (fine) in your pan dont cover hole that slows ignition down. that is just to keep things quick enough not to be as obvious. Lots of faffing around with the old guns but it all comes flooding back, and i know why i dont bother any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 10 hours ago, aberisle said: Has there ever been a post that you dont have a bitch about! This i a UK post about stuff we have over here , it was educational, interesting and well filmed just get over yourself and watch it without having a dig at it. Hmmm. I think you are confusing bitching with constructive criticism. Perhaps if you were to read my post again, you would see that I mentioned that there was some good content. I will stand by what I said, though. I would have liked to have seen the cartridges being loaded (mentioning the amount of pellets per cartridge) and a decent pattern test that showed the percentages of shot in a 30" circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) These were not sporting guns as such, they were used for commercially harvesting birds on the water and were fired into flocks of 'sitting ducks' by men who made a living by it if they were lucky. Beautiful video, thanks Edited March 16, 2019 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Vince Green said: These were not sporting guns as such, they were used for commercially harvesting birds on the water and were fired into flocks of 'sitting ducks' by men who made a living by it if they were lucky. Beautiful video, thanks Pretty much out and out goose guns, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 On 16/03/2019 at 22:17, motty said: Pretty much out and out goose guns, really. From Myers, they would have certainly been so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Punt guns were for taking flocks of bird on the water, or as they start to take flight. Would love to have a shot or two at flighting geese with s four bore. Watched a video on YouTube of a old fella going on the shore with one then cleaning it after his outing, was a nice video to watch how it used to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushandpull Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 The old bank guns were indeed used for harvesting birds on the water. However these fours are a later generation, and they are certainly not real punt guns. They were the answer back then to the problem we address today with long cases and super dense shot - getting high geese. Even today, most of us have experienced letting birds pass at flight time, and then hearing a boom from a monstrous gun back in the gorse bushes or the marsh heads and a goose come plummeting down from a seemingly impossible height. Not my scene personally but it's part of wildfowling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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