Recent content by BayouRobert

Wow! Incredible Westley.

Ha! I love this. When I load 600s for a range trip… I load (1)!

I had several Victorian era bore rifles with steel butt plates, 8, 10, and 12s. They were all of proper shape/curve and quite comfortable to shoot many times. Those rifles were all nice and full through the butt, so the enhanced surface area certainly helped. Additionally, the plates were all...

That is fantastic.

Beautiful Farquharson! I assume that’s a John Saunders rifle. He did fantastic work. The 4 bore single top lever box lock rifle with the extra shotgun barrel that he brought to Beinfeld’s show in ~’95 was the best. Fit me like a glove. Always regretted not buying it, but I think it was $40,000...

These take about 10 minutes to make and work great for big NE or bore rifle rounds. Just wack it across a rubber coated dumbell, crosstie, or similar.

If you can find the Remington, or other USA-made, industrial plastic cases, then I have a quick method to remove the “belt” at the base, though you’ll need your machinist to spin up a simple little tool for your drill press. As to 8 bore effectiveness, I took a smooth bore double hunting in...

Fantastic regulation and shooting. Gotta love that!

Yes sir, Cool stuff… Wish I hadn’t sold my bore rifles!

Couple of 8 bore targets from my youth:

Not mine, but a lovely combo of engraving and colors:

Here is this. I like it, and it’s a bit different, though my elderly mama says it is, “Too Much”.

WOW!! That absolutely positively sucks, big time. I would certainly fret my ass off, and sleep would not come to me for a while. Crap!

Great info, Odonata! Thanks for posting.