40yd Penetration Test, #6's, .62cal Flint Smoothybore Turkey Load

[roundball]

Just need a longbeard to step across the 40yd line...

04/06/07 - Penetration Test - .62cal Turkey Load
16 #6’s through a strong 4” diameter “Tuna Can” at 40 yards
GM 1” x 33” .62cal Flint smoothbore drop-in barrel & TC Hawken stock
80grns Goex 3F
Two Oxyoke wonderwads
1+5/8oz #6’s
Circle Fly OS card

 

[F.G. Ford]

"THAT" is a very impressive pattern, to have 16 hits on a can of 4" at 40 yds. Very impressive!
Your .62 smooth bore will make bad medicine for turkey.
Best Regards
Old Ford

 

[roundball]

"THAT" is a very impressive pattern, to have 16 hits on a can of 4" at 40 yds. Very impressive!
Your .62 smooth bore will make bad medicine for turkey.
Best Regards
Old Ford

Had it Jug Choked 'Full'...one of the best $60 I ever spent

 

[Leonredbeard]

Roundball,
I'm certainly impressed. :bow: :surrender: :shocked2:
volatpluvia

 

Hi roundball hope all has been well with you.....
If that blistered that tin can like that at 40 yds. I'd say you will have bird in the oven for sure. Fantastic grouping !!!

 

[roundball]

Bob Spencer's article was a big help getting me started into this project:
[url] http://members.aye.net/~bspen/SmoothboreLoads.html[/url]

His load and the Jug Choke work very well together

 

[snagg]

Looks like a dead bird to me. :thumbsup: Good luck this year Roundball.

snagg

 

[wright561]

Had it Jug Choked 'Full'...one of the best $60 I ever spent

Who Jug Choked it for you? I like to have mine jug choked.

 

[Old Charlie]

Roundball what effect dose the jug choke have on shooting round ball? Or have you tried it with round ball?
Old Charlie

 

[roundball]

Had it Jug Choked 'Full'...one of the best $60 I ever spent

Who Jug Choked it for you? I like to have mine jug choked.

Lowell Tennyson
209 E Lotte St.
Blue Grass IA. 52726
563-381-3711
[email protected]

$60 + UPS both ways...the Jug Choke in combination with the load info from Bob Spencer's excellent website produced those results.
[url] http://members.aye.net/~bspen/SmoothboreLoads.html[/url]

 

[roundball]

Roundball what effect dose the jug choke have on shooting round ball? Or have you tried it with round ball?
Old Charlie

I have not made a dedicated range test for that purpose yet...after I first got it, I shot a few balls out of it and was not pleased with the accuracy...caused me to buy another one just for deer hunting.

BUT...I found out that the second GM .62cal smoothbore also gave an occasional flyer and diagnosed it to be caused buy using an over power wad...got flyers with a wad, no flyers without a wad.

So one day I want to go back and see if the Jug Choked .62 will shoot the proven good load from the other .62 OK so I'll know first hand...but frankly since it's no longer a burning issue with me it probably won't be any time soon.

Maybe somebody else has some first hand info and will chime in.

 

[Bob J]

That IS impressive :hmm: ...does this mean I'm going to have to sell off one of my last percussions to get a jug-choked, flintlock smoothie? :shake:

 

[roundball]

That IS impressive :hmm: ...does this mean I'm going to have to sell off one of my last percussions to get a jug-choked, flintlock smoothie? :shake:

No, they're available in those modern caplocks too
:grin:

 

[faw3]

Got one on my H+A underhammer and it do work GREAT! Fred :hatsoff: