Buck & Ball

[Jon in MI]

I was thinking of trying some buck and ball loads in my 20 gauge fusil. What size buck will stack 3 to a layer on top of the ball if that is the right way to load it?

Jon

 

[musketman]

This thread has the info you seek...
[url] http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/192120[/url]/

 

[AZ-Robert]

For the 20 ga, the magic number is #2 buckshot. You get there by multiplying the bore diameter by 0.45... in the case of the 20 ga that is 0.615" x 0.45 giving 0.276"... the closest fit is #2 buckshot at 0.27", but #3 (0.25") and #4 (0.24) will work okay.

Check out the discussion here:
[url] http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/191832[/url]/

 

[Jon in MI]

I knew there had to be a thead covering this but when I searched "Buck and Ball" I got nothing. Oh well, thanks for the info.

I was a local gun shop and they had 5lb boxes of buck from 00 to #4. I bought a box of #3. Can't wait to give it a try.

Jon

 

[Jon in MI]

After reading the old posts I'm not sure if we ever decide if the buck goes on top or bottom?

Jon

 

[No Deer]

From loads I have seen, and from what I have read about it, it appears to work better with the buck on top. The time I saw it, there was less than 24" spread in the buck, with the ball almost directly in the center. This was at 25 yards.

 

[Rebel]

Buck on top seems to work better as far as getting a decent pattern with the buckshot.

 

[Jon in MI]

thanks guys. I'll Start with it on top. I thought I might try it with an over the powder, wad and the buck under the ball just to see what happens.

Jon

 

I knew there had to be a thead covering this but when I searched "Buck and Ball" I got nothing.

I searched for "buck and ball" and got 185 hits. Be sure to put it in quotes.