Sir
I shoot with a lovely 14 bore made by Perrins of Worcester – see our owners club web site for a picture of me firing it with BP.
http://www.perrins-gunmaker-of-worcester.org.uk/john_clements,_uk.htm
It is nitro proofed so when I haven’t had time to reload some BP cartridges I use 16 bore cartridges with a couple of layers of masking tape wrapped round them to make a snug fit. It works well in my gun but try it at your own risk!! I think plastic wads work best.
I had about 20 brass cases made by Rocky mountain and bought about 70 from a firm called Kiramco somewhere here in the UK – forgotten where. These were thin brass cases, once fired. Unfortunately they had thick rims and small primmer pockets. A friend turned down the rims for me and resized the pockets. They are excellent but unfortunately I think someone has polished the chambers on my gun – so they don’t extract reliably. Kiramco had more but can’t find their address.
If anyone wants to make me an offer for some or all send me a PM.
The 14 is such a nice round I am surprised they fell out of popularity – I know they are close to the 16 but I think they are great.
JC
