Poor Man's Double Rifle

[IvW]

These are thick brass hulls not thin shot brass hulls. The Brenneke slugs fit tight in there so no need for glue or anything

 

[Flewis]

Are you using 12 bore rifle brass?

 

[ACE (in CT)]

BTW, my combination 16 ga./8x57 shoots the now obsolete Active slugs into 2 inches at 100 yards through a full choke, and to the same point of impact as the rifle! (Original Brenekes pattern as well, but 5 inches low and to the left of the rifle impact.) Anyone have any old Activ slugs for sale at any remotely sane price?

I realize this is an old thread, but I saw this listing for the slugs you use and thought I'd pass it along: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/poor-mans-double-rifle.47839/page-7

 

[ACE (in CT)]

Not sure what happened, I Meant to post this link:
https://connecticutshotgun.co/activ-precision-rifled-slugs-12ga-2-3-4-shell-1-oz-5-pack-7-59/

 

[Kavik]

As a boy in rural Georgia the dream of owning any kind of rifle was just that....a dream. We hunted everything with a shotgun! I have taken down deer with a slug from a 20g Sears single shot. When at 14 I was given a 12g Browning semi auto I though I had gone to heaven. The load order was slug, 00buckshot and 00buckshot. If the first shot was a good one the follow ups were not needed.
Your poor man’s double reminds me of those days so long ago when the shotgun was it! Your points show clearly that a good shotgun in the right hands is indeed usable on African game!
Thanks for sharing!

In S.W. Colorado, as a kid, I had a Winchester Hi-wall '85 in 38/55. Used 255gr. and tagged elk out to 150 yds or so yds. Get close, shoot once, Granpa used to say. 1960's.