My 7 ga. Smooth Bore

[BCS]

Just took a picture of my 7 ga. ball setting next to a 32 and a 50 cals.

170FF launches this big ball at 1100 fps, out of my stainless Unerhammer.

It will shoot fist sized groups at fifty yards.

I added some lead to the stock, and it still only is 10.1/2 lbs.

And...........I have shot a deer with it!

Looked like a golf ball made the exit!

 

[Rifleman]

Probably looked like a golf ball made the entrance too! You know I am not really into the older stuff, but I think I like that 7 gauge just for the pure audacity of it ! Would love to see a pic of the gun and hear more about it!

 

[tooldog]

Holy crap.

tooldog

 

[BCS]

It stared out as a piece of seamless tubing. :idea:

I spent two nights lapping the rough bore with a homemade setup. There is still one small pit in the bore, but OH Well!

The stock is laminated to a half inch of aluminum, connecting to the stainless rceiver. I has a sissy recoil pad. It is not a pretty gun, but it shoots quite well.

I had it up to the Crump Fox and Gun Club for some of thr boys to shoot. They were impressed by the broomstick sized ram rod.

After the days shooting, I poured in the last shot of the pound of power, there was just a smidgen exta.............40-50 grains or so............... :shock:

My spring action temples on my glasses, were all that was holding then onto my nose. I had to look up and push them back on!!!!!!!!

They told me I hit the stump that was my target! :?

When I proof tested it..........I tied it to a tire behind a group of trees and pulled the string to the trigger! :twisted:

 

[Anonymous]

Nothing like a gun that kills at both ends!!

 

[BCS]

Nothing like a gun that kills at both ends!!

And Live to tell about IT!

 

[Rifleman]

Can you post a picture?

 

[BCS]

I have pictures:

The Bore shot:

The Stainless Receiver:

Walnut laminated to a 1/2" aluminum plate:

 

[Rifleman]

Cool beans !

 

[cayuga]

That really is a chunk of lead that thing is throwing down range.. I would hate to be on either end of that beast... very nice.

 

[BCS]

There is no hard KICK, just one long push!

It is just a 22LR shooting a 1000 grain bullet!

 

[Rifleman]

If you ever ran out of bullets I suppose you could always shoot "D" batteries!

 

[BCS]

I have been playing with bird shot loads...........and I find that coin wrappers make good shot cups. I bought some nito cars, wads and over the shot cards, and have been testing loads. I have shot up most of ten pounds of copper plated #6 shot. I find, when in doubt, add more shot!

The wadding also hit the target, it can blow holes in your pattern as it tries to pass the shot. I need to do a little experimenting on the wads, maybe cut some Xs in them, so that they fly apart........or?

 

[cayuga]

that's still an impressive pattern on the shot.. What distance was that and what kind of powder charge are you pushing in there?

In my .62 smoothbore I shoot 80 grains Goex 2f and 100 grains of #6 shot. I consider it a 30 yard gun is all.

 

[bigbore442001]

I bet with the right amount of tweaking, you can get it to pattern very well. I was wondering if you could use it, legally, on turkey in your part of the nation? I don't think it is legit in the Bay State.

 

[BCS]

The MI. Turkey rules only state 'muzzleloading shotgun'. As far as I have read, it is OK, but there may be some fine print, that I haven't seen.

 

[BCS]

I have been honing a jug choke to the barrel and wanted to see how it affects the accuracy of a RB................not much that I can tell.

The Bull is 4" and todays three shots are in the same place, the two from a week ago are a little to the right at 35yds.

 

[cayuga]

That is some nice shooting there. That's the way rifles are supposed to shoot. Did I read that picture right... 170 grains of powder?

 

[BCS]

That is some nice shooting there. That's the way rifles are supposed to shoot. Did I read that picture right... 170 grains of powder?

Yes, just a nice mild load, it doesn't start to KICK till you reach 250FF.

 

[Dave James]

WHOA!!! 10 1/2lbs,, my 8 bore(rifled} weighs in at 13lbs and with 300 grain charge of FFG, it will rattle the fillings in your head,