.20 smoothbore for turkey

[Caleb4570]

Gettin a buddy ready for his first dive into flintlock Turkey hunting. Thought Curly Maple was a good starting point.

 

[TDM]

The Big Toms will be fighting over who gets to be shot by such a beautiful gun.

 

[SDSmlf]

Gettin a buddy ready for his first dive into flintlock Turkey hunting. Thought Curly Maple was a good starting point.

Nice looking gun but curious about your intended load in a .20 caliber gun. Being a big smaller that a 22RF it seems about the minimum for a rat hunt, but definitely will leave you under gunned when hunting turkey. Unless maybe there was a typo and you are talking about a 20 gauge or .62” caliber.

 

[TDM]

Nice looking gun but curious about your intended load in a .20 caliber gun. Being a big smaller that a 22RF it seems about the minimum for a rat hunt, but definitely will leave you under gunned when hunting turkey. Unless maybe there was a typo and you are talking about a 20 gauge or .62” caliber.

Sure looks like a 20 gauge to me, typo or no typo.

 

[SDSmlf]

Sure looks like a 20 gauge to me, typo or no typo.

It could be a heavy barreled .20” caliber gun, or possibly a bit of sarcasm on my part. What do you think?

 

[TDM]

It could be a heavy barreled .20” caliber gun, or possibly a bit of sarcasm on my part. What do you think?

Maybe a heavy barreled .32.

 

[SDSmlf]

Maybe a heavy barreled .32.

Could be. That’s what many call their .20. Or was that their .62.

Got to believe the OP fat fingered a good old fashioned typo.

 

[TDM]

Could be. That’s what many call their .20. Or was that their .62.

Got to believe the OP fat fingered a good old fashioned typo.

Think so too.

 

[Caleb4570]

.20 ga. Smoothbore (.62 cal. When fed round ball ) Previous patterns have found skychief load very effective.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

.20 ga. Smoothbore (.62 cal. When fed round ball ) Previous patterns have found skychief load very effective.

Very nice .20 gauge caliber smoothbore rifle sir.

 

[Grenadier1758]

I was assuming that @Caleb4570 was using the 18th century practice of using caliber interchangeably with gauge or bore.

Those decimal points can be pesky things.

 

[hanshi]

That beautiful gun needs no apology; it's a winner in every sense of the word.

 

[Timmit]

That sure is a beautiful gun. I agree hanshi, it needs no apology. I killed my last 7 Spring gobblers with a 20ga. smoothbore flintlock that I built, but it sure does not look that good.

 

[jtkerk]

That sure is a beautiful gun. I agree hanshi, it needs no apology. I killed my last 7 Spring gobblers with a 20ga. smoothbore flintlock that I built, but it sure does not look that good.

What specific load do u use ? I just got one and want to find out a good load.

 

[jtkerk]

Gettin a buddy ready for his first dive into flintlock Turkey hunting. Thought Curly Maple was a good starting point.

Absolutely beautiful gun! What is ur intended load? I just bought a 20 gauge .

 

[Timmit]

jtkerk, I use 70 grains of ffg powder, over powder wad, cushion wad, 1 1/8oz. of #6 lead shot, over shot card. Pretty much a standard load. I did have my 36 inch Colrain barrel jug choked by Lowell Tennyson. My patterns out of this barrel, with the above load are under 20 inches at 30 yards. This is very lethal on turkey and any other small game at this distance. The gun I assembled is a Carolina trade gun from a Clay Smith kit. Mr. Tennyson jug choked it to extra full since I wanted it primarily for turkey. It is also great for hunting phesants and squirrels. I have a Mountain Feist squirrel dog and use this gun when hunting with her. I found out I miss too many when using my .36 cal. At 70 years old I don't shoot as good as I use to.