Loading down for a .62 flinter

Ballshooter said:

85 grains of 3F in my 62cal. @ 75 yards 1.5 in orange dot. I can hit clay birds at 100 just fine.

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bigted said:

That my friend is fantastic accuracy with a smooth bore. I shoot twice that group at 50 yds and figured mine was doing fine

Color me jealous.

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Ballshooter said:

85 grains of 3F in my 62cal. @ 75 yards 1.5 in orange dot. I can hit clay birds at 100 just fine.

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Ballshooter said:

I am sad to say that is with a 62 rifled barrel.

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david58 said:

I have a beautiful .62 flintlock built by Steve Zihn. The object was elk hunting, and it has been in the woods with me but has not made meat. I also have a shoulder that got a pretty extensive rebuild in November (just hooking things back up, no implant). The combination of a hunting load in the .62 and my shoulder is a bad one, so I am trying to bring this down to a trailwalk/target load that I can tolerate.

I am admittedly short-cutting the range time part of the equation, but am wondering what your experience is with lighter loads in large calibers. If I can get down to something that will work for me out to about 100 yards, I can do most of what I want to.

Figuring if I can't get it loaded down and accurate, then I will likely sell this rifle and get something in a .40, smaller pill, less powder, much less recoil. After dealing with my father in law's stuff after he passed, I don't need expensive wall hangers.

BTW - as delivered years back, the recommended hunting load from the builder is 140gr of 2F.

Your advice/wisdom/suggestions are appreciated.

David
NM

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