28 ga loads

[gonpce]

I recently had a pedersoli 50 flintlock bored to 54 smooth bore by Bobby Hoyt. Wondering if any of you had a suggested starting shot load for the 28 gauge. Going to work up a load for squirrel season.

 

[skwerleater]

I put 55 grains 3f and 60 grains of #6 shot down the tube, 44 Inch, with paper was over powder and over shot. It takes squirrels to 25 yds

 

[skwerleater]

“Paper Wad”.

 

[TCMonts]

You know you HAVE to show picks of the gun and the game, or it doesn't count.

 

[WALT53]

You know you HAVE to show picks of the gun and the game, or it doesn't count.

I Us 40 grins op card paper shot cup and 60 grins eq shot and os card or 55 grins op card 70 grins eq shot and a os card and any thing in between.Mine has a 36 “ barrel and shoots to 25 yds.Gotta remember each one is like a women ,no two are the same or like the same things so range time is your friend.

 

[skwerleater]

I don’t have pics with that one yet.

 

[Dutch7]

28 ga - 60FFF/80 #5/6

 

[oldramrod]

I shoot 55 grain FF and 7/8 ouncw shot in my 28 gauge using a paper shot cartridge over two leather wads.

 

[tenngun]

70 grains three f .530 prb

 

[WALT53]

70 grains three f .530 prb

You guys kidding ,there’s gotta be more than just 8or nine 28gauges out there gee come on.

 

[skwerleater]

What if you have more than one?

 

[WALT53]

What if you have more than one?

So what’s your shot loads in them.

 

[Sparkitoff]

My 7/8th ounce scoop tends to really hold 13/16th of shot when I level a scoop of #7, 7.5 or 8 shot. I use a scoop of powder, a hard card, a scoop of shot and a over-shot card. I have used a different measure as well as trying #6 shot, but it didn't pattern as well. I have also set the scoop to 3/4 ounce and tried that with powder and shot. The velocity difference was quite a bit more than I anticipated (much lower with 3/4 ounce scoop of powder) and the patterns no better, so I stick with the 7/8th scoop.

 

[Mad Irish Jack]

70 grains three f .530 prb

Wow! My load for rb, almost exactly. I used 70 gr 2Fg Goex and .012 cotton patch in a 42" Numerich bbl that Mr. Hoyt re-bored from a 50 to 54 cal with 1-66" twist rifling in the bbl.
I built an Early Lancaster's with Coleraine swamped bbls, both are 44": #1 is a 1-66" rifle and the other an exact copy but a smooth-rifle. The rifle spits a .530 rb wrapped in a .015 cotton patch on a charge of 70 gr Goex FFg. The smooth rifle rb load uses all the same with the exception of a .012 cotton patch. The shot load is 70 gr of Goex FFg, under an over-powder card topped with a cushion wad,. (I only use 1/2 wad), then 100 grains (Measured) of the size shot I'm using. The only variance is varies only in the size of shot (#5 to #9) I'm using. This method is the old way of measured charging a smooth barrel. I made a special shot/powder measure for a smoothbore or smooth-rifle Hopefully the pictures of my smooth pouch has the charger on top. If anyone wants an instruction sheet on making it, drop me a PM with "Smoothie Charger" as topic.

 

[Mad Irish Jack]

70 grains three f .530 prb

Wow! My load for rb, almost exactly. I used 70 gr 2Fg Goex and .012 cotton patch in a 42" Numerich bbl that Mr. Hoyt re-bored from a 50 to 54 cal with 1-66" twist rifling in the bbl.
I built an Early Lancaster's with Coleraine swamped bbls, both are 44": #1 is a 1-66" rifle and the other an exact copy but a smooth-rifle. The rifle spits a .530 rb wrapped in a .015 cotton patch on a charge of 70 gr Goex FFg. The smooth rifle rb load uses all the same with the exception of a .012 cotton patch. The shot load is 70 gr of Goex FFg, under an over-powder card topped with a cushion wad,. (I only use 1/2 wad), then 100 grains (Measured) of the size shot I'm using. The only variance is varies only in the size of shot (#5 to #9) I'm using. This method is the old way of measured charging a smooth barrel. I made a special shot/powder measure for a smoothbore or smooth-rifle Hopefully the pictures of my smooth pouch has the charger on top. If anyone wants an instruction sheet on making it, drop me a PM with"Smooth Charger" as topic.

 

[Mad Irish Jack]

couldn't get pics up, they're to large

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

1 oz #4s and equal volume of powder plus all the various card and or wad combos that may or may not work. Mine had a 48 inch barrel and shot very tight patterns