Feeding a 10 gauge

[BCarp]

Fowler/musket just under way, with a talented friend doing the build. Based on an early 18th c. New England piece, it will have a maple stock, a Don Getz 10 ga. bbl, 42” and “squared” at the breech, sheet iron furniture, and a monster “George I” era lock (#636 from TRS).
So, that .775 bore…. Should I get 1F powder, or will 2F suit? Good ball size for paper cartridges? I have some .735 ball laying around and hoping those will do….

 

[LongWalker]

I've had better luck shooting .760" ball in a modern 10 gauge. The .735" ball should work in paper cartridges. I used FFg, didn't have access to Fg while i had the 10 gauge. BPI was a good source for wads etc.

 

[Flintandsteel]

A NE Fowler built a few years back. A real turkey killer. Jug choked, balls at 25 yds, 100g 2f, .75 ball, .020” patch.
Shot at 50 yds, 135g 2f.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Either 2ff or 1f will work. I have alwaYS used 2ff in 10 & 11 bores

 

[Britsmoothy]

3f all day long.....

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

3f all day long.....

I used 3fff in my 12 bore shooting skeet and pheasant. You have to be careful with 3fff as it likes to blow the center out of your pattern. I found 3fff to be slightly faster ignition. My 12 bore was jug choked too, a jug is very forgiving about what you put down it.

 

[smo]

I’ve got an old double 10 gauge that I need too pattern…

It just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in a day now that I’m retired too get things done…

 

[Kevin]

2f seems to pattern better in my 10, my 11 likes 1f or 1.5f, go figure. Have not tried 3f yet in Mikes old 12 yet.

 

[Britsmoothy]

I used 3fff in my 12 bore shooting skeet and pheasant. You have to be careful with 3fff as it likes to blow the center out of your pattern. I found 3fff to be slightly faster ignition. My 12 bore was jug choked too, a jug is very forgiving about what you put down it.

What was did you use?

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

What was did you use?

It's been years now. 1/8" nitro, lubed fiber wad and a standard overshot card. It would shoot about anything with the barrel being jugged.

 

[Britsmoothy]

It's been years now. 1/8" nitro, lubed fiber wad and a standard overshot card. It would shoot about anything with the barrel being jugged.

That was combo is probably behind the blown pattern.
I shoot 3&4f mix in my shotguns with just a few cards as a wad. No blown patterns and game in the bag.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

That was combo is probably behind the blown pattern.
I shoot 3&4f mix in my shotguns with just a few cards as a wad. No blown patterns and game in the bag.

You mis understand. None of my guns with jug choke shoot blown patterns no matter how I load them, part of why jug chokes are so desirable. My 12 bore skeet barrel only had .005 jug and would shoot any combination of cards and wads with no blown patterns. When it was cylinder bored it wouldn't take a lubed wad without a blown pattern. Using 1/4" lubed felt wads work well with or without a jug. When shooting skeet, you must have a wad that carries lube as you have to load at least 25 times.

 

[Britsmoothy]

You mis understand. None of my guns with jug choke shoot blown patterns no matter how I load them, part of why jug chokes are so desirable. My 12 bore skeet barrel only had .005 jug and would shoot any combination of cards and wads with no blown patterns. When it was cylinder bored it wouldn't take a lubed wad without a blown pattern. Using 1/4" lubed felt wads work well with or without a jug. When shooting skeet, you must have a wad that carries lube as you have to load at least 25 times.

Thin cards will still ram down a fouled bore and by adding a blob of lube between them every now and then keeps the fouling soft.
Plus, I'm only carrying one item for wadding.

 

[Eterry]

You mis understand. None of my guns with jug choke shoot blown patterns no matter how I load them, part of why jug chokes are so desirable. My 12 bore skeet barrel only had .005 jug and would shoot any combination of cards and wads with no blown patterns. When it was cylinder bored it wouldn't take a lubed wad without a blown pattern. Using 1/4" lubed felt wads work well with or without a jug. When shooting skeet, you must have a wad that carries lube as you have to load at least 25 times.

@Britsmoothy ...
Was it Patton or Churchill who said " the English and the Americans are 2 similar peoples separated only by LANGUAGE!!!" LOL

 

[Eterry]

I used 3fff in my 12 bore shooting skeet and pheasant. You have to be careful with 3fff as it likes to blow the center out of your pattern. I found 3fff to be slightly faster ignition. My 12 bore was jug choked too, a jug is very forgiving about what you put down it.

May i ask Who jugged it ?

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

May i ask Who jugged it ?

Lowell Tennyson. He lives 12 miles down the road. I need to call him and see if he's still kicking it. His health has been declining in the past couple years.

 

[dracer]

I have always used 2f in my 12ga and I use modern plastic cushion wads that hold the shot

 

[Eterry]

Never owned any 1fg. I don't hate it, and plenty of 10 and 8 bore trap shooters use it, but I've never bought any.

I use 2ffg in my 10 bore underhammer, I need to pattern it with it and 3fffg. I use 3fffg in my 20 bore. Made some impressive shots on game with it.

 

[Smokepole55]

I use 3 shot cards over the powder and a shot card over the shot with 2ff.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Roundball Loads - I only switch to 1Fg for RB loads when I have barrels at or exceeding 48" in length.

Shot Loads - You'd be surprised, sometimes the "softer start" to the 1Fg ignition imroves the pattern!