Gallyon? What The Heck Is A Gallyon?

[Semisane]

A .690 round ball is 495 grains.
A 1 oz. shotgun slug is 437 grains.

 

[Semisane]

What the heck is a Gallyon?

I would say you would need 4 quarts to make up a Gallyon.

Thanks for the info Captjoel. :grin: Now, if I want to get a sidearm companion for that gun should I get liter or a pint?

 

[coloradoclyde]

A .690 round ball is 495 grains.
A 1 oz. shotgun slug is 437 grains.

I was guessing as fast as I could.... :haha:

 

[Bo T]

A 1 oz slug seems a little small for a .70 caliber. I'd think it would be 600+ grains.

 

[Hermanoshawken]

Hi. I live in Spain and I have the Gallyon cylindrical shotgun, without choke. Shoot very well bullets of 0.690 and 0.710 with cotton patch and 62 grains of Swiss black powder No. 3, 2 FFg. Greetings.

 

[Britsmoothy]

A 1 oz slug seems a little small for a .70 caliber. I'd think it would be 600+ grains.

Likes these 1oz in this 12g?



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[sheba]

The gallyon shotgun is the same gun as the Euroarms magnum Cape gun that was sold years ago and is made by investarms.They are still being made but are not imported to North America there is even a version with a 45 cal barrel.These are a quality gun not cheap junk and the euroarms Cape guns have been well sought after for years.I have one and love it though it.

 

[coloradoclyde]

A 1 oz slug seems a little small for a .70 caliber. I'd think it would be 600+ grains.

It's an upland game shotgun...not an elephant gun...it's a very light gun.

 

[Bo T]

I was just visualizing a .69 round ball stretched out. I've shot slugs out of a modern 12ga but haven't held one of the slugs. There must be a lot of hollowed out parts to it?

 

[Britsmoothy]

I was just visualizing a .69 round ball stretched out. I've shot slugs out of a modern 12ga but haven't held one of the slugs. There must be a lot of hollowed out parts to it?

There is a large hollowed rear yes.

B :hatsoff:

 

[coloradoclyde]

Hey Semisane,,,
Investarms still makes the Gallyon...in 12 gauge and in .45cal.

 

[hawkeye2]

It's amazing what you can learn on this forum. I had always thought a Gallyon was a Spanish sailing vessel involved in the Mediterranean onion trade.

 

[tom deinek]

Ithought it was a franchise gas station/party store in TN

 

[Billnpatti]

Ithought it was a franchise gas station/party store in TN

No, no, no!!! A gallyon is four kawarts. :haha:

 

[THBailey]

My wife of 45 years is always telling me a gallyon of bourbon is too much for me to buy. But she just doesn't seem to understand that goes against my sense of economies of scale.

 

[Nativearizonan]

I'm not sure, but I think it takes 10 of them to make a hat in Texas.

 

[Toomuch51]

That may be. But fit and finish is well above any CVA Trapper I've ever seen. Did Investarms make the Trapper?

According to your pictures,
NOTE: The I inside the box on the top/right flat at the breach, This shotgun (what looks like a Mortimer) was made by Investarms.