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Geo.
The ball has a ring around it which mechanically locks it in to the rifling. This picture shows the concept quite well. They have a reputation as to be hard to get to shoot but mine is very accurate.



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Thanks. Must be accurate; I see you took the neck shot...Geo

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Only shot I had Geo. He was looking at me and quartering on. Full penetration and exited the opposing rear leg. Just hammered him but he did all his bleeding inside. Did not go that far but was not that easy to find either.


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Hi all, well my first post on this thread. Yesterday was our Grouse/Hun opener, it just plain sucked. High winds (25-30), hot (80's) dry and dusty. Saw birds, but no shots, they were just too wild.

Anyway, today was different, still warm and humid, but winds about 8-10. I was able to limit and my son Jim got one also. Didn't see a lot of birds, but they are still in there old haunts as in past years.

Anyway, here's my 3. I was using my 16b John Wilkes



Jim with his, he was using his 12ga Victor Sarasqueta 3EC and one hot and tired Raina!



Going out again tomorrow.

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Only shot I had Geo. He was looking at me and quartering on. Full penetration and exited the opposing rear leg. Just hammered him but he did all his bleeding inside. Did not go that far but was not that easy to find either.


The last buck I killed while sport hunting was much the same. Shot him in the neck at 80 yards from an elevated position with a 237 gr. patched roundball and 120 gr. of 2F. Buck was 200 lbs. plus, but the ball coursed lengthwise, and diagonally, through him and exited under his right hind leg. Bled out inside and piled up within 50 yards. Also hard to trail because he didn't bleed to the outside much at all.

Nice pic, Steve.

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I really like that buck and that rifle. I had a belted ball here and had a mould made for it. There is a guy in England that makes very nice moulds for belted ball guns and sells them very cheaply. Can't remember his name at the moment.


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Steve;
Nice Buck & Rifle. What caliber is the William Moore belted ball rifle.


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14 bore rifle or .69 caliber. Thank you for the kind comments.
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MD2, Beautiful gun. I am guessing 1890’s English sidelock? Tell us more! BTW nice pile o’doves.


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