My 4 Bore

I have a Hollis and Sons 4 Bore Black Powder Muzzleloading rifle. It has Damascus octagonal barrels and is truly a lovely item. Most certainly my most prized possession! We have been shooting the rifle for about four years now and have done some amazing things with it.

This video is from way back in 2012 when we first fired the 4 bore. It was a long road to get that far as the rifle did not have any bullet molds or anything. We had to get a round ball mold and a conical mold made for the rifle. This took forever!

Once they were made, we had to find some powder for her and all we could get was a very fast burning local powder called Sanadex. Our firs load was a small 150gr of Sanadex with a patched round ball. This did not last long and before we knew it we were shooting the same round ball with 400gr of Sanadex powder which sent the ball at a whopping 1400fps.

Not bad for a first day with a new toy!
Since then we have fired over 50 shots with the rifle, using both round balls and conicals. Big recoil is what we love doing the most. Anyone who has a muzzleloading 4 bore, please comment here so that we can start talking about these fantastic beasts of the past!