Crazy for wanting a percussion smooth bore?

[Gordoncourtney]

Been working on my .6 oval bore with a 1810 bess lock I like big patch boxes If it’s a smooth bore make it oval.

 

[UndeadPoet]

I have seen only one video ( can't find it) loading buck next to powder first,was never sure which was correct, still not sure.

I believe Bob McBride of Blackpowder TV may have a smoothbore buck and ball video.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

No good having a smooth bore without a powder horn Note after hearing about two powder glass exploding I wonder how safe you feel hanging them around your body mmmmm

This isn’t the right string topic but being amongst friends I thought I would add these powder horns as I have sent them direct to a couple of members. They are all American of significant importance to your history maps etc scratched on them. $10-$15 Bonhams San Francisco around 2012 auction

 

[Gordoncourtney]

More

 

[Gordoncourtney]

More. I can try and get better photos if anyone asks

 

[Nuthatch]

I recently posted about my smoothbore .50. I finally got the #6 bismuth shot to pattern well out to about 20 yards for turkey with about 1 oz shot over 40 grains of powder. Aiming for the top of a turkey's head centers the pattern nicely. With a patched ball, when rested off shooting sticks (standing), I was keeping a pretty good group at 30 and 40 yards with about 90 grains of homemade powder (more like 70 gr commercial) -- minute of turkey, I'd say. Just for fun, I backed up to 100 yards, put the sight at the top of the target & eased the trigger back. Somehow, the ball managed to find it's way to a spot that was only about 4" from the bullseye. I wasn't even expecting to hit paper. Granted, a true shotgun would be better for shot. And a true rifle is better for PRB. But that little .50 smoothbore isn't too bad at doing both. If I only had to have one, I'd keep that smoothbore & sell the rifle. Or sell them both and get another, nicer smoothbore. So, yes, get one.