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  1. Jeff Latz

    FOR SALE WTS Pedersoli 12ga double

    I have seen competitors use these well at trap at the nationals at Friendship.
  2. Jeff Latz

    How do you load your fowler?

    I have used original percussion shotguns since the 1960s. For 12 ga. I have used an ounce and 1 1/8th dipper for both shot and powder, at times called a square load. After powder I put in one of Mike's over powder wads. (Mike has had a booth at the nationals' at Friendship, Ind., for shotgun...
  3. Jeff Latz

    New Member from Central KS

    Welcome from Leavenworth, Kan. The First Santa Fe Trail Plainsmen Club is a few miles south of Overbrook, Kan. They hold shoots the third Sunday weekend of the month. They have a face book page.
  4. Jeff Latz

    Smoothbores, 12ga. vs. 20 ga. ?

    I have used a 28 bore flint fowler. It is fun to use. A 15 ga. sxs percussion is good on clays. I like 12 ga. sxs originals that do well with clays. As for one being better than the other - it depends on what one is comfortable with.
  5. Jeff Latz

    Considering a .40 caliber

    I have used .40 caliber rifles over the years. I just did target work with them. Using 60 grains of fff and a 395 ball they would give good target accuracy out to 100 yards. Forty grains of fff worked well at closer ranges. Most of the time I used a .15 thousands patch. I have been using .40...
  6. Jeff Latz

    Shotguns loading technique

    I have participated in trap at the NMLRA matches for many years. Using the 12 ga., originals or a single barrel in line trap gun, I have used a 1 and an 18th shot dipper for both powder and shot. I have used black powder and substitutes. If you can not get Mike;s over powder wads use two over...
  7. Jeff Latz

    Dave from iowa

    Welcome
  8. Jeff Latz

    Do's and Don'ts when buying first BP shotgun

    The Pedersoli doubles in 12 and 20 are in current production and do well. On the used market the single barrel 12 TC New Englander can be good.
  9. Jeff Latz

    2f vs 3f

    I have found 3f works very well in muzzle loading shotguns. At Friendship in trap matches using a single barrel, in-line trap gun with a modern Remington converted barrel one can shoot matches nearly all day with 3f. It seems to burn a bit cleaner than 2f for such use in trap.
  10. Jeff Latz

    Why .40 cal?

    The .40 is good for target work.
  11. Jeff Latz

    Howdy from KS

    Welcome from Leavenworth. There are some good clubs in Kansas. The First Santa Fe Trail Plainsmen are located near Overbrook, Kan. There is a club near Wichita. There are others as well. The Overbrook group has a nice range and they do have a website.
  12. Jeff Latz

    New member from Kansas

    The First Santa Fe Trail Plainsmen muzzle loading club has a range, camp area south of Overbrook, Kan. The club meets there the third Sunday weekend of the month. There are helpful golks there. They have a Facebook page. There is a club down in the Wichita area also. There are others as well...
  13. Jeff Latz

    Traded into a nice rifle

    This is a nice Vincent. I had one made in .40 years ago. I has been a good performer.
  14. Jeff Latz

    1861 Springfield

    I did skirmishing with the '61 for a few years. Lyman had a target minnie mold. It made a lighter slug. A sizer was used. We used, for target work at 50 and 100 yards, 40 to 45 grains of fff. That load worked well on targets.
  15. Jeff Latz

    Modern shotgun barrel conversion

    I have been using a Beeson 12 ga. trap gun for years. It has an 870 barrel on it, closed action, a spring loaded bolt to hit the nipple in the solid breech. It is an in-line trap gun. I have used it on the trap range at Friendship for years.
  16. Jeff Latz

    Dove shot size?

    Using 7.5 would work well. If you can get some 7 shot it has around 10 or more percent inertia.
  17. Jeff Latz

    An English Shotgun

    I have one similar in 12 ga. It is a Birmingham proofed gun. I had it jug choked and used it for trap at Friendship. They are fun to use.
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