Keeping it simple.

[Britsmoothy]

Set off for a hunt in the windy squads today. Keeping it simple I just used thin cards. Mixed in were a few card cups I salvaged from Winchester ammunition years ago.

Fired six shots for three squirrels and two pheasants. One of the shots was to lift a dreyed squirrel from his bed.

 

[Nobade]

A successful hunt and good shooting! Congratulations!

 

[2 shots]

one for you, one for jess

 

[PathfinderNC]

Simple is best and you lead the way!
For my smoothbore (.62 Fusil de Chasse), I just use crumpled-up brown paper for over- powder wadding and grass from under foot, or ripped bits of brown paper, over the shot. It’s worked fine with squirrels and flying clays- I’m usually 9 out of 10 which suprises me happily.

 

[Spikebuck]

Great hunt, Britts. Good to see you and Jess again.

 

[Spikebuck]

Simple is best and you lead the way!
For my smoothbore (.62 Fusil de Chasse), I just use crumpled-up brown paper for over- powder wadding and grass from under foot, or ripped bits of brown paper, over the shot. It’s worked fine with squirrels and flying clays- I’m usually 9 out of 10 which suprises me happily.

Your method is an answer for shooters with a barrel like the choked Colerain Turkey barrel where it's hard to jam a .62 cal wad or hard card down a .58 cal opening. Materials like tow, or crumpled paper don't cause that issue.

 

[sheriff john]

Thanks for posting. Always enjoy reading your stuff. I, also, have a Beretta o/u exactly like yours. Wish I'd bought more of them when they came out. Fun gun.

 

[Mad Professor]

Nice gun and nice rooster!

Do the birds reproduce there or are they stocked?