I use the skychief load.
Advantages/Disadvantages of 3f with Shot???
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It's been since jan 2nd since the last post on this thread and you're just bringing it up now and making personal threats? .
How rude!If you're footing the bill for my vacation let me know. I prefer Belize this time of year.
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Ok then - so a BP Proof load for 12 gauge was about 2 1/8-ounce by volume of shot and powder, 2-ounce of each for the 16 gauge and about 1 7/8-ounce of each for 20 gauge using bulk fine powder. Thereby, a "normal" load would have been 1 1/16-ounce volume powder and shot for 12, 1-ounce for 16 and 7/8-ounce for 20. That makes sense to me.
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15.43236 grain weight per gram.
Ah that works out. So the Proof House is using grams of shot and the same measure volumetric of powder ( not weight). So for example 20 gauge proof is 912 grains of shot and the equivalent volume of powder. So essentially a double charge of powder and shot as the proof load.
The O in shot was probably accidentally typed as an I.
Curious what the range is on those patterns, and is this a choked gun? My 30 yard patterns are improving... but are far more dispersed than these examples of yours!
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That pattern is so great out of a 26" barrel ....only because the way I ground the flats on the barrel at the breech !!!
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That's a great patterning gun, I assume it's a 24ga. I have had guns that shot 3f well in the past. They also often shot 2f just as well. I often shot 3f for skeet, I always felt the ignition was a little faster. probably my imagination. I'm talking flint guns here, not cappers.
These small guage guns are interesting. I had a 28ga gun with a 48" barrels that shot like it had a full choke. Great for squirrels, but sucked for wing shooting, the pattern was a long string instead of a "ball" or sphere.
I had an original flint English SXS in 18 bore that shot exceptionally well with loads as small as 55gr powder and 5/8oz shot. It would smoke clays. I came to the conclusion it was the chambered breeches that made it work so well. I have never owned another flint shotgun with a chambered breech so was never able to test my guess.
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Yeah I see lots of paper there and seems to be what it takes if you wanna
be sure of what’s happening on the business end of things .
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So Mike assumes it’s a 24gauge and I’m gonna ask what is it a 24 or 20 .Yeah I see lots of paper there and seems to be what it takes if you wanna
be sure of what’s happening on the business end of things .
Jug choked, believe 25 yards on this one
Yes, Kibler .58 at 25 yards. Jug choked. I went through quite a few loads before settling on this. There were a few others acceptable. I think if I was to upland hunt, I’d go for a bigger bore for easier swing
I THINK (I’ll have to look back at the notes) the sheet was 14x14”. It would rival some unmentionables for a modified choke at that rangeYeah I see lots of paper there and seems to be what it takes if you wanna
be sure of what’s happening on the business end of things .
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The Evil Mike Brooks
I prefer at least a 16 bore for shooting flying.
Kind of where I’m at.
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They are pretty handy. I like 12s and 10s too. Heck. I like them all!
My wife is going to be pissed when Kibler comes out with this Fowler
I want a 20g SxS pedersoli. I wonder if my wife would notice the difference?
She would probably notice it on our banking statement though.
