Bob K
36 Cl.
Next week will be my first attempt at shooting a smooth bore rifle, specifically a TC New Englander 12 ga. I’m familiar with the loading process but need to confirm what I’m told is the proper way to determine powder load. Most of what I read about BP in shotguns is that the amount of powder is determined by and should equal the volume of the projectile(s). I plan on using slugs to start with 0.8 oz slug. Using Pyrodex RS, the equal amount of volume is 58 grains of powder. My experience with rifled hardware tells me this is a very light load.
I’d like to use a distance of 25 & 50 yard to targets. My intention is to load powder, over powder wad, slug, over slug wad.
I’d like to use a distance of 25 & 50 yard to targets. My intention is to load powder, over powder wad, slug, over slug wad.