Title: Has anybody ever fired an 8 guage shotgun? Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Feb 27, 2018 Author:just me Post Date:2018-02-27 15:35:44 by no gnu taxes Keywords:None Views:1289 Comments:17
I did many years ago. I doubt you find one anymore. The recoil will knock you on your ass.
I used a 10 gauge double for many years geese and duck hunting. It's recoil was at most (depending on the load used) 10% more than a 12 gauge..
I I've seen a few 8 gauge at gun shows, and they were quite heavy, compared to modern shotguns.. Weight absorbs recoil. Most of these larger gauge guns were made to use in punts, shooting birds on the water. Lots of these punt hunters didn't even bother to shoulder the gun, as they shot off the gun'll into floating masses of birds, killing scores of them with one shot. --- They were market hunters, and the practice was outlawed about a hundred years ago..
