A peek around the web supports your interpretation and leads me to think the docent at the museum might not have known what he was talking about. Or, as you suggest, it might be regional variation.
I saw one web page with details of the construction of a 4-bore double rifle. The thing has 1 inch diameter barrels! That's like shooting a 25 mm chain-gun from the shoulder.
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Date: 2004-12-20 08:08 pm (UTC)I saw one web page with details of the construction of a 4-bore double rifle. The thing has 1 inch diameter barrels! That's like shooting a 25 mm chain-gun from the shoulder.