Have A Very Mastodon Christmas

(this post is from the Whimsy & Imagination Department, c.1880) M.K. Owen 4 Bore "Mastodon"

Cal./Gauge: 4 Bore Rifled Barrel (.995" Bore Diameter)!! Chamber(s): 4", 4 1/2" COL Barrel(s): 22 1/2" Weight: 29 Lbs. Sights/Scope: 2 Leaf rear, Ramped white bead front Trigger(s): Double Triggers Stock: Classic comb, with cheekpiece, checkering Stock Dimensions: 14 1/4" LOP Fore End: Splinter, with checkering Butt/Pad: Red rubber recoil pad Metal Condition: Excellent Wood Condition: Excellent Bore Condition: As new Manufacture Date: 2005 Extras: Fitted Aluminum hard case

First of all, this gun is MASSIVE! The scale of the 4 bore is truly amazing, and yet, it breaks opens and locks up like a fine English shotgun. Second, it mounts and balances like a fine shotgun. (That weighs 29 pounds). The barrels are 22 1/2", with a bore diameter of .995". The cartidge case is 4" tall, and the Cartridge overall length is 4 1/2". This M.K. Owen built gun is regulated for a 2000 grain bullet travelling at 1400 fps, and is on at 50 yards. It is patterned after the only H&H built 4 bore proofed for smokeless powder, and features a back action sidelock action, and Purdey style lugs with a Greener crossbolt for the third bite. The firing pins are bushed. The receiver and metalwork is fully engraved by A.B. Bradshaw, and features a Mastodon, sabre tooth tigers, and assorted dinosaurs. It is our understanding that Owen built only five of these, and that he will make no more.