Talk:4 bore

"1/4 lb—that is, 0.25 lb"
The article explains that 1/4 ist 0.25. - Wow. That's maths for dummies. - What's your target reader group if they need this explained? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.219.96.104 (talk) 14:48, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

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Fictional use
"The use of four bore elephant guns in fiction, such as in Allan Quatermain, the sequel to King Solomon's Mines, was a common theme during the Golden Age of African hunting and in Lost World type adventure stories published in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. The four bore also figures prominently in more recent fiction, such as Unintended Consequences."

Popular culture sections are discouraged by a number of essays, including WP:In popular culture. Since this material doens't have any secondary sources, the appearance of 4 bore weapons in these novels does not seem important. Felsic2 (talk) 17:43, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

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Magnum Performance
I question the "magnum" performance specs cited for the 4-bore. This was a blackpowder weapon, originally a muzzleloader and later a cartridge breechloader, still blackpowder. Its migration to nitro propellant loading did not include a corresponding increase in muzzle velocity, as occurred with many other blackpowder expresses. I have never seen mention of a so-called "magnum" level of performance for a 4-bore, which is generally regarded as the very epitome of excessive power (or recoil, at any rate) to begin with. There would have been no appetite for such a beast as is suggested by these figures (2600 fps). For comparison, the 700 Nitro Express, which is very nearly the most powerful rifle ever created, and something of a custom made gimmick rather than a real production entity, is appreciably less potent than these figures, driving a mere 1000 grain bullet at 2000 fps. Ulfhere (talk) 12:26, 3 December 2023 (UTC)