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  1. J

    smoother bore

    Dutch, You're a hoot. Glad you're here, will stay in touch. - JJJ32
  2. J

    smoother bore

    Dutch, Thanks for the forwarded post. Just acquired a good 28ga and did wonder if your system would work as well smooth as in my rifled guns. And thanks for your system I got earlier this year. Was truly sorry to hear of your eyes. I hope they are at least maintaining the status quo now. My...
  3. J

    smoother bore

    Byron - Dutch, You might wish to keep the discussion public as it is both interesting and instructive to new smoothbore shooters... like yours truly. JJ32
  4. J

    Just graduated from "Them what will, to them what have"

    One of the last Palma matches I shot was a beautiful, safe, and challenging range just east of Mineral Wells on an old army base called Ft. Wolters. The next year it was closed by "them"... an army base 1000 yard and closer range with a hill for the a back stop, nice butts, a great place. A...
  5. J

    Sub-Gauge Percussion Shotgun

    Tom, Good presentation of a fine build. - JJ
  6. J

    Gain Twist?

    If I remember correctly, Mr. Pope, who was an excellent shot by most standards, also made excelent barrels. After a set of matches where he and a select few others "cleaned up" using gain twist bbls the fad was on. And he made a tad of money making them. Years ago, as a young competitor looking...
  7. J

    Conicals in a Pea Shooter

    .32 Crocket 1:48, measured 1:52 (kinda close). Lapped the bbl so the breach end was as big as the muzzle 0.323". Had the same question in mind as you did. So took Lyman bullet mould #323470 165gr and started shortening the bullets. When I got to 122gr, 0.620" long they quit doin' the sideways...
  8. J

    Using shot with T/C .56

    Guess my preceding post was redundant. I'll try working around your starting point - but 30 yds reliably? JJ32
  9. J

    Using shot with T/C .56

    Just became the proud owner of a new .56 Renegade. Am lookin to use it on upland game and turkeys next year after a lot of load development. Gonna use the 32RB this year. Would be very interested in maxing out it's potential as a turkey gun. Range looks to be about 20 yds which is OK but would...
  10. J

    My paper patched bullets in a Lyman Great Plains Hunter

    Ron, Great article. You live in my fav hunting state. Lived there for over a decade and will return to hunt deer & upland game. As to paper patch bullets... a good friend shot them exclusively in .375 cal. Used ??-brand wood%? paper. He shot very well but the paper took out his rifling in a few...
  11. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    Yup, looked over north Star. I think we may do some business. I thank all my fellow Texans for their fine suggestions, for you fine folks living on the fringes of this great state - I thank ya'll also. Guess it's time to go shoot a few of your suggestions - given that I've never fired a...
  12. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    Noted you were in Cen- Tex, not Wes (t) Tx. You' re right. They are welcome to their opinion. BUT being from the oil patch where "he who pays gets the say" I guess I'd want what I want. That said, my ignorance on the subject kows no bounds - which is why I'm here. I would have a slight...
  13. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    50 yards is plenty. In younger days, for a small wager, I have plucked a pinch of hair from Whitetail, Mule Deer, Moose, but never Elk. Who makes a "good" smoothbore"? Was looking at "Track of the Wolf" English Fowler kit but would prefer a cap lock to flint to minimize the growing pile of...
  14. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    Oh yes, that's the direction I was going. We have a paucity of turkeys in Potter County which are available to me but lots of them over toward Collingsworth county toward the OK state line. Good goose and crane hunting locally due to the world of grain fields waving golden in the morning sun...
  15. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    You make a point Dan. But that said, I've shot N. America with a old flat top Ruger .44 mag -Polar Bears excepted. I had one cylinder hole bored out straight. I turned down the rim of 303 British brass, trimmed them them even with the end of the cylinder. Loaded with Unique and #6 shot they...
  16. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    l'm checking them out as we communicate. Current thinking is leaning toward an English Fowler kit as offered by Track-of-the-Wolf. They are a tad pricey but after my experience with the .32 (as noted in the general section under bad bbls) I'd like to consider better quality than I have with the...
  17. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    I'd look forward on the results and loads as I'm sure many others would.
  18. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    I spent 12 years in your fine country. If I were still in residence I'd agree. When my otiginal Territorial drivers license #538xxx was stolen, I took that as a sigh and journied south.
  19. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    Thanks, found the forum. This topic was misplaced.
  20. J

    20ga fowler - an all around muzzleloader?

    Truly sorry to hear about your wife -been there. Thanks for the reply. Was wondering about bbl. Length as the current 12ga is 18" long. I' shot it for so long that a 40+ inch bbl may take a couple of 360's to slow down the swing. As to sights am currently in a dilemma. The brass sight on the...
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