58 cal Kibler colonial smoothbore shot loads
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64Springer
75 Cal.
Did you soak your felt wad in anything?
What was the loading sequence?
What was the loading sequence?
Ballshooter
50 Cal.
Felt wads were well soaked in all shots.
Load sequence
First target 85 grains of 3f one shot card 1 1/2oz #6 shot felt wad.
Second was 85 grains 3f two shot cards felt wad 1 1/2oz #6 one shot card on top.
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Ballshooter, gosh darn you and your posts about your Kibler Colonial. I’m now $1200 lighter in my slush fund 
. Made my Colonial order today. 58 cal smoothie. Kibler provided a name of a gun smith for a jug choke. Another Kibler shooter gave me a lead on another smith to check with.
. Made my Colonial order today. 58 cal smoothie. Kibler provided a name of a gun smith for a jug choke. Another Kibler shooter gave me a lead on another smith to check with.
Ballshooter
50 Cal.
Lol you will love it! I really enjoy mine.Ballshooter, gosh darn you and your posts about your Kibler Colonial. I’m now $1200 lighter in my slush fund
Ballshooter, I cannot help but wonder if reducing the shot charge and getting yourself incrementally closer to the famous "square load" might not improve patterns, although for 30 yards, those aren't bad.
Ballshooter
50 Cal.
I will have to try that. I really need to sit down an play more with the shot. Maybe less powder as well. I have played with butcher paper shot cups but I was getting a ton of slug holes. Perhaps if I cut longer slits in the cup they will open more regularly and give me a tightened pattern. The shots above were loose shot. I was surprised that the skychief load was so open on the first two targets. The two thin shot cards on top of the powder ,then a 1/2in lubed felt wad and shot on top followed by a thin shot card on top of the shot, actually did better.
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How many wraps ,3 wraps of newspaper and cut off flush above shot then over shot card.
less powder.
Ballshooter
50 Cal.
I'll give that a go next time. If I remember right it was two wraps but to be honest I didn't put a shot card over the cup just folded the end over to hold the shot. Now that I think about it no wonder it slugs lol.
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Don't forget to try the corn meal as an over powder wad, just like you have with the RB loads.
7TCU
32 Cal
The heavier my powder load gets the quicker my patterns open up from 7/8 oz up to 1-1/4oz in my 62 cal trade rifle. 60 to 65 gr 3f seems to be the sweet spot for me
65 gr 3f nitro card 7/8 oz one over shot card at 27 yards
