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Old .44 shotguns?
I was at my fathers last night and he showed me a couple of .44 shotguns he picked up as well as a single shot .410 and a 12ga ss.
I imagine shells for the .44 are nearly impossible to get?
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Those 44 must be Buck and Ball guns.??? Never seen nor heard about 44 Shotguns.
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I think he said they used brass casings and a wooden plug to contain the shot
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I never heard of a .44 shotgun either. If you find out more, please post it for the rest of us gun-nuts.
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01-14-2007, 10:48 AM
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Searches have shown that they exist
 That's as far as I've gotten.
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Never heard of a 44 shotgun.
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what was the 12 SXS?
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OK I stand corrected. H&R made a .44 shotgun, single shot in the early 1900's. Pricey ammo if you can find it. I would think loading you own in brass carts would be the only answer.
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Predicessor to the .410. Ammo unavailable for 50 years.
Go here:http://home.freeuk.net/4-10/mwpre410.html
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Thanks, neat info there.
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Would that be the boxlock Hercules grade? I am not familiar with the term owl plate.
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len, I posted your question on a shotgun board I am active on. Here are some results from the pros. I'm "dubbletrubble"
http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=20261&page=0#Post20261
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It has a really neat "loop" in front of the trigger that you pull to open the breach. It's a neat looking gun.
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my pleasure. send me some pics for my files. PM
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I'll see if I can find a pic or two.
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the marbles gamegetter was chambered for a .44 shot cartridge.i think also a superposed .22 barrel too. they were available with a 12' barrel which got to be an illegal length barrel back in the thirties.
i think i have a couple of .44 shot rounds somewhere, if i can find them and get a close range camera i will try to post some shots[bad pun]. |
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I have a buddy that has a revolver that shoots .410 shells....
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Da cab
