WIP Wednesday: Guns and Ammo Edition

For the record, I have given 'em both barrels once. One of my long-time buddies has a double-barrel, Granny Clampett style 20 gauge shotgun with dual triggers. Even though it was a 20 gauge (a smaller shell), the damn thing nearly tore my arm off at the shoulder.

This:


Is not a shotgun. It's a Sharps Model 1874 "buffalo" rifle. The caliber on this bad boy starts at .40 (which means the barrel opening is 4/10ths of an inch in diameter and, by extension, the size of the cartridge used in the gun...