Wildfowling with a Tolley 8-gauge shotgun

Dick Shelton fowling in Fife, by James Marchington

[@topgrafter2007]

Nice to see the old wildfowling pieces still getting used!

[@highwealdwoodsman]

Love the 8 bore Tolleys....beautiful guns.

[@CBL235]

A splendid video of a real gent and passionate Big Bore owner. I believe this Tolley is a 4 inch chamber or larger, so would weigh c15-17lbs in weight. It can therefore easily fire 2 3/4 or 3oz of shot without undue recoil or pain for the user due to its weight, and Tolley were specialists in this type of gun so it will invariably be of good quality. Cartridges are not (generally) available widely or commercially, so most big bore users homeload - either plastic or brass reloads.

[@michmcc]

Very nice video. I think i can feel the fever starting!! Enough of summer....Roll on September 1st!!

[@nohaironheed]

@870Remington12 No, the description says Fife, which is in Scotland, UK.

[@BlazzaBlu]

@Bikedirt, punt guns are also about an 8 gauge I think, but that's a gun that's so big you mount it on a punt (boat). You load it the night before, or before your trip, sneak up on a flock of birds sleeping on the water, and then fire a single shot. These are muzzle loaders, so there's no bullet at all (very old gun) and are jam packed with so much lead it basically vaporises anything too close to it. I've never heard of a hand held 8 gauge, but I could be wrong.

[@ZEEKUPP]

How long are the barrels on that gun? Also, what load are you using? Here where I hunt in the U.S., I'm limited to using a 10 gauge 3 1/2".

[@gh0strider117]

@VanillaGorillaSS never seen a semi auto but the shotgun from the video game HALO uses a 8 gauge shell and its a pump action.

[@DonQuixotec]

@BlazzaBlu Yes and the 2 bore exists. Wich can have a slug of half a pound. And it's handheld. Check out the 2 bore on wikipedia. You can also find a video of it here on youtube, by shooting times.

[@my3406cat]

wow! a 8 gauge side-by-side, now thats a very rare gun!

[@McBike1111]

That's an amazing shotgun, there is a double barrel 8 gauge in the new western appaloosa. Man, I would love to take a couple shots with this thing.

[@N8-T]

@VanillaGorillaSS, I am pretty sure they were only made in Double barrel and Single barrel.

[@Michelroedeerhunter]

good video, shame we didn´t see what he got. What did he shoot there?

[@rredman84]

You know where I could find one, or a website that has pics and videos? The only place I've seen a double barrel 8ga was on the movie Appaloosa.

[@whoc4r3s117]

i have always wanted a 8 gauge

[@PhantomP63]

@coryrbk Ya, the smaller the number, the more powerful it is- with shotguns anyway. 'Gauge' is different than 'caliber'

[@bikedirt]

@BlazzaBlu idk thats mostly right except i was at the range yesterday and the owner end up bringing out his 8gauge, its mostly a bird gun i mean thats what he uses it for, and the reason you dont see them that often is because the shells are so expensive and hard to find most people dont think its worth even trying to find one.

[@liammoran2]

can people shoot on the coast or do you need land permishon for shooting. i live in newton le willows. nearest coast is southport.

[@Tonyhenthorn]

And where to find shells for one!

[@mdirtydogg]

You are right.But,that's in US.This is in UK.You can shoot with 4 bore or even 2 bore.Punt gunning is also legal.

[@Beowolf010693]

proud shooter off an 4 bore tolley single :)

[@StrictlyShootingUK]

It's legal in the UK, just not easy to find the ammo.

[@BAMBI243]

what load do you use

[@PatrynXX]

appaloosa contains a 12 gauge shotgun made to look like and fire 8 gauge shotgun shells

[@davidbilbrough3726]

Do not clean it with a STEEL wire brush. Use hot water for black powder then push through kitchen roll; then spray inside and out with GT85 bike oil. If the barrels need further cleaning use a BRASS brush then kitchen roll again. ALWAYS check inside and out a couple of days later to see if you have missed any 'fowling.' Have built the first OU 8bore in the world and 1~1/8" shoulder gun and a 1~1/4" punt gun. Just found this video.

[@StrictlyShootingUK]

Thank you, you’re right please subscribe x

[@sssaam17]

where can u buy 8 gauge or 10 gauge shotguns and their ammo?

[@montecarlomayne]

if you shoot a fowl....with an 8 gauge....would there be anything left?

[@Defconfx]

they still make 10s you can even get commercial ammo for them tho its gotten kinda pricy like $25 a box. for 25 shells. look on the browning gold lable shotgun its a 10 guage pump shotgun.

[@D94C]

My dad's friend has an 8 gauge pump shotgun, at least i think i recall it as a pump. but i know for sure that it is an 8 guage...

[@Pupil0fGod]

I flinched just thinking of the recoil

[@user-ct9tc7kr2r]

Hello, my dear friend, there is a question that confuses me. Do all 8G rifles fire from two types of ammunition, the 1250G brass slug ammunition, and the second is paper ammunition, or do the rifles differ from each other?

[@StrictlyShootingUK]

Different types of 8-bores have been produced over the years, some with rifled barrels (firing a large heavy bullet from a brass case), others smoothbore (firing shot shells, sometimes paper cased or solid slug). Chamber lengths etc vary. You would need to check with a gunsmith whether a specific cartridge was suitable for a particular gun. Interestingly, Holland & Holland produced the Paradox in 8-bore as well as 10, 12 and 16. This was a smoothbore with a rifled choke constriction near the muzzle, advertised as “a perfect shotgun, and at the same time an accurate and powerful rifle". H&H produced their own Paradox cartridges for the gun. Hope this helps x

[@user-ct9tc7kr2r]

@@StrictlyShootingUK How do I know that my own rifle fires heavy copper bullets? Thank you, my dear friend, for your wonderful information. I love you.

[@nickatina40]

@VanillaGorillaSS nope. theres no such thing as a semi auto 8 gauge. the 8 gauge is such an old round its only avalible is side by side or O/U

[@GuyPyro87]

wow dude.. your comment confused the hell out of me! lol! took me a couple of trys to figure out what you were saying. And ya, I kinda doubt I'll be making my own 8 gauge shotgun any time soon.

[@richintalent]

Old time African hunters like Samuel Baker favored 4-bore and even 2-bore shotguns... don't ask me what for, I read it in one of the late Peter Capstick's books.

[@DonQuixotec]

@BlazzaBlu Uhm, there's a shotgun called the 2 bore. Or 2 gauge if you want to call it that. Look up 2 bore on wikipedia, and you can even find a video by shooting times where they use it. It's a ridicolously overpowered firearm, and is not necessary even for big game shooting. But it still exists :P

[@teamhex]

For some reason old British people are easy to listen too, lol

[@facmptr]

how long are those shells?

[@jaywalcheske1228]

I have one similar buts its only a single barrel.I'm not sure if its a tolly because there is no manufactures name on it.I do have some shells as well.pic available and willing to sell.

[@D94C]

@JtsGreene I meant to say 10 gauge, lol

[@Quaboosttro]

@mustachio474 I pop some ear plugs in right before I fire...My father used to say the same thing you just said to me, but now he needs to turn his hearing aids up in order to hear game moving in!

[@danebrewer10]

don't think you can anymore, only an old gun possibly at auction or if you were that way inclined you could get one made... hat to think how much that would cost though...

[@BlazzaBlu]

@axpxoxlxlxo This is true, but I assume punt guns are also illegal now, or at least using them in their original intended fashion, so it's kind of a moot point :p

[@spencermel]

this is worth so much money.

[@GuyPyro87]

WHAT?!? They don't make 8 gauge anymore?? Aww crap! Thats a total kick in my nuts cause I was really wanting to get one 8(

[@Nick0331]

are you allowed to hunt waterfowl with lead shot over there?

[@Ericbranson3]

i want an 8 gauge!

[@lacrossedude1441]

@VanillaGorillaSS its just a double barrel a old gun

[@LordSirpiko]

i got a 10 gauge my grandad left to me and i know they dont make them anymore. i highly doubt you could find an 8 without a hell of alot of trouble

[@ServerMaster42]

Don't really want to sell it...I want to keep it as a collectible.

[@ServerMaster42]

My grandfather gifted me one of this, I am scared to use it....usually use a 12-gauge...

[@rredman84]

Want to sell it?

[@schamberlain1]

he's kinda close to those houses back there..

[@ligemegetligemeget8887]

Nice gun for home invasion 😁

[@gh0strider117]

this is the gauge of shot that the shotgun in Halo uses. exept its a Pump. I would love to shoot it.

[@axpxoxlxlxo]

@BlazzaBlu you can't load a gun the night before... it is illegal

[@plasmasmasher]

the main reason, that shotguns and ammunition like this isn't made anymore, is because you don't need it for anything. 10 and 12 gauge are enough in millitary or hunting business. it's kinda sad, i think, but the only thing you could use it, is in the case of a zombie apocalypse as some games of nowadays show, or maybe to conquer extraterrestrial life forms, that aren't nice to us.

[@marmaloon]

I love mercans who think everything on youtube is from merca

[@compute9]

@flashfire320 0 gauge can only befired out of chuck norris's finger tips

[@mooseclappin11]

i didnt think shotguns that powerful exsisted.

[@dodgedurango12345678]

they still do make 10 gauges but not 8s it would cost u alot of money to get an 8

[@blakemoore4310]

its an elifant gun

[@montecarlomayne]

yeah i know but i'm sayin that's like overkill for a bird.

[@fstwrtr]

8 Gauge was banned in the US for waterfowl hunting in 1938. Nobody cared because it was so bulky and cumbersome.

[@drworm77]

Seen appaloosa? that is a badass weapon. i wanna see him take down some mighty beast with a slug from that puppy

[@baconator490]

10 gauge shotguns arent even used in military. 12 is the main round for military and hunters with a shotgun. and you could use a round like this for maybe waterfowl hunting like this guy

[@dirtyitalian]

Too bad they don't make 8 gauges anymore.

[@bongzilla138]

people will pay a pretty penny for vintage 8 guage shells in good condition, fyi.

[@GuyPyro87]

That doesn't matter.. I still would have got one! Besides, with todays advances in weapons technology, I'm sure the recoil of a modern 8 Gauge would be a non-issue.

[@BigWolfBoy50]

M8DMAN you do not need any special papers to own an 8 in the us, BATF does not regulate these. U.S. water fowl laws regulate the max Gauge to a 10.

[@LordSirpiko]

you cant buy the gun

[@FruityLoopsas]

Because its shotgun,,,,,,

[@BlazzaBlu]

I'm sorry to say, that's a 12 gauge. The only 8 gauge shotgun I've ever seen is a mounted industrial weapon, used for cleaning out brick kilns. As someone said earlier, gauge and caliber are very different. Caliber is, more or less, just a measurement of the bore. .22 cal - .22 of an inch. Gauge is more complicated. If you had a solid slug for a 12 gauge shotgun, made out of lead, that slug would weigh one 12th of a pound. An 8 gauge, that slug would weigh one 8th of a pound.

[@ZeddicusTheMage]

James Blaskett Sorry to say, you're dead wrong.

[@turboMATRIX03]

the british 8ga is less powerful than a 12ga 3.5in 8ga industrial wont fit in a shotgun it has a metal band on the brass for safty reasons. i know a guy that made a single shot 8ga ind. mag from a 20mm mg barrel recoil was worse than a 50bmg rifle 3oz slug at 1744fps 27 lb gun is ok at the range but i wouldnt want to carry it in the forrest all day 8ga wad .84 diameter 1.225 tall holds alot of buckshot its illegal to hunt waterfowl in the US with guns larger than 10ga

[@duckwet11]

Can you email me

[@edbo10]

Shh! Be vewy, vewwy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits!

[@sebastiangodspeed]

because the kick was so bad

[@michmcc]

Classing a fowling piece a "weapon" just doesn't sit well with most shooters over here!! : )

[@aieoneoneeight]

fowling? with an 8ga? more like pterodactyling

[@buffboy6197]

my idiot friend thinks tht theres no such thing as 8 gauges

[@barraboys]

NO your not any more