The 8 bore was "sawed off" when I got it, and it's what I had to work with.to start with, as it were. If I came across one of say, Teddy Roosevelt's guns that is worth six or seven figures, then I'd be much more cautious of it, but I wouldn't be afraid to use it. Unless it has unusual provenance, Trapdoors are not so valuable as to preclude hunting. The High Wall in fact made the trip with a Ruger #1 this past weekend. As long as they are appropriately handled, they are perfectly fine to shoot & hunt. Others here have taken bigger game, with older guns. I've taken deer with an 1896 Krag, a big sow with a High Wall from 1900, and shot guns as old as 1890 vintage. It is also very satisfying to harvest game with them, and surprising how well they work, 100+ years after their birth. They have their own personalities, which can require craft in the assembly of loads. Arguably the best tribute one can pay a historic weapon, is to use it as intended. There is much satisfaction in shooting and hunting with "antiques". Why in the world would anyone want to shoot a valuble, historic firearm.
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