rigby
.327 Meteor
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Post by rigby on Oct 20, 2009 15:52:52 GMT -5
I guess I could have posted this in the classifieds ;D. I am not sure but this may have been the one written in the DGJ some years ago. Mike built the gun from scratch including the stock. Just something to admire. www.sitemason.com/page/fDPJHG |
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woody
.375 Atomic
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Post by woody on Oct 20, 2009 18:58:02 GMT -5
That would make a nice squirrel gun!!!
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Post by maxcactus on Oct 20, 2009 19:37:37 GMT -5
Just WOW!
For those who may be too busy to click on the link... if I'm reading correctly, the barrel is stamped 2000 gr. bullet powered by 70 gr. of Cordite! That's > 4 1/2 OUNCES of lead per shot! And it's a DOUBLE!
The text reads "regulated with 114 grains of Blue Dot smokeless powder behind a 2000 grain soft lead bullet which yields a muzzle energy well in excess of 9000 ft-lbs" & "bore diameters in the true 4-bore range of 1.052”" So it's really just a double-barrel mortar with great wood and gorgeous engraving
Be sure to take a look how short it is next to the gal who's holding it against the mastodon leg while kneeling. It's only a 22" barrel but weighs almost 26 lbs!
The side-by-side cartridge comparison with the .375 H&H and .308 Win is very interesting. I wonder how much the brass costs per piece? Do I get a discount if I buy 5? ;D
Max.
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turbo
.30 Stingray
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Post by turbo on Oct 20, 2009 21:25:31 GMT -5
Just something to admire is right! The rifle cost more than my house!! Oh to be rich...
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rigby
.327 Meteor
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Post by rigby on Oct 21, 2009 4:35:24 GMT -5
OK I dug out my DGJ (Spring 2001) with the other Owens 4 bore, its not the same one. This one has a more classic African motif engraving. One correction it gives credit of the engraving to Phillipe Grifnee of Belgium. It said Ken made 4 in total. Each one took a 1000 hours per rifle to make. So if you look at it that way it cost about a 100 bucks an hour ;D. The guns are based on the 4 bore made by Holland and Holland for the Maharajah of Rewa, India. Only difference being the case is 4" instead of the original 4.25". Barrels where bored and honed by Thompson Gun Drilling, Ken hand rifled them. The late Thad Scott ordered the first one done. All dimensions on the rifles are the same. There is a picture of Ken standing next to a dead buffalo with two matzo ball sized holes through it. Max you pointed out about the barrels being only 22". Ross Seyfried describes 4 bores as looking like sumo wrestlers.
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Post by the priest on Oct 21, 2009 7:52:39 GMT -5
that is some beautiful wood and craftsmanship.
any volunteers to fire off a dozen rounds??
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Post by pvtschultz on Nov 9, 2009 10:35:12 GMT -5
That's just not right...
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Post by Tom Richardson on Nov 9, 2009 11:17:31 GMT -5
This is a true 4 bore built by Kent Lomont. Mark Cassell is holding the rifle. Those who know Mark know him to be a big old boy.  Another of Mark holding the rifle and Dave Manson of Manson Precision Reamers is testing bore size with his thumb.  |
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Post by wickerbill on Nov 9, 2009 20:51:11 GMT -5
Some how, I just can't imagine the felt recoil.
Bill
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