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Offline Cory Joe Stewart

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Octagon smoothbore
« on: April 14, 2020, 10:30:33 PM »
Hello,

Do any of you have experience shooting shot in smoothbore, full octagon barrel?

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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Octagon smoothbore
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2020, 10:47:15 PM »
I have a 20 ya octagon barrel in a percussion gun. Patterns are about the same as my 20 ga double.
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Octagon smoothbore
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2020, 01:13:40 AM »
Hello,

Do any of you have experience shooting shot in smoothbore, full octagon barrel?

Cory Joe Stewart
The shot has no idea what the outside  barrel contour is.
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Offline smokinbuck

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Re: Octagon smoothbore
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2020, 12:55:55 AM »
I had an octagon smooth barrel that we cut down and then turned octagon to round. Shoots just like any other 20 gauge.
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