Load ?

[Kamu]

So I went out to do some range time. My load was 65 grains of 2f,over powder card, a cushion wad lubed with olive oil, bare 600 ball with a over the shot card to lock it all down. Shot a 3 shot group that was about 3 inches low and 3 inches to the right. This was at 50 yards. My Fowler has a single sight up front. I had to leave the range and didn't have time to keep working. The sight is pretty short so what's y'all thought to pull it up about 3 inches. O it is a 62 cal that I built last year.

 

[George]

See a little more of the barrel when you let the shot off.

Spence

 

[Britsmoothy]

That's good going.
I have to look with some bias on the left of the tang to compensate for some right impacts.
See a little more barrel for elevation.
You certainly can make a good gun and shoot one :hatsoff:

B.

 

[Kamu]

Thanks ya'll for the info... right now when I get my sight picture I just see the barrel flat and I bit of front sight.. I tried using the tang screw as the back sight and I can see it only in perfect conditions..

 

[Skychief]

Kamu, listen to the 2 turkeys, er, I mean gentlemen above. None finer on the board. I've found they even know what they are talking about from time to time. :haha:

Keep practicing, Skychief.

 

[Kamu]

I'm ready to go shoot!!!!!!!!

 

[Britsmoothy]

:haha:

B.

 

[cositrike]

I might go for a little more powder. Of course if it opens the group, then that’s no good, but I shoot a .58, with 75gr of 2f and that works for me.

 

[Rifleman1776]

There have been a lot of posts on this subject recently. First, do a lot more shooting to get the feel of your gun and learn head placement. Check out the posts made by Dave Person. He has it nailed.

 

[hanshi]

Not in your question, but say it anyway. I have a rear sight on mine and it makes a major difference.......for me, at least. ff

 

[Kamu]

I'm not against to add a rear sight...

 

[Micah Clark]

Has shooting a regular patched roundball load fallen out of favor for this shotgun style load ?

 

[Kamu]

I would rather shoot a patched round ball.. but the size 600 balls are too big for a patch.. at least my pillow ticking.. I'm going to order 595 next time and shoot those with a patch hopefully

 

[Redstick Lee]

being a laborer I have a large collection of holy/torn/worn out T-shirts and old underwear that work GREAT as patching in my .62 / 20 ga. NWG.
I use pre-cut +/- 1" squares under .595 RB and get surprisingly (to me) good accuracy .

Now I need to spend more range time working out my #4 & 00 Buck loads......#7 patterns beautifully but the other 2 doughnut badly.

 

[Rat]

My experience, with my smooth bore, (Brown Bess) has been that it likes a small-ball/thick patch combination. It is also more accurate with a heavy powder charge, rather than a light charge. Paper cartridges work good for me, where the thickness of the paper makes a reasonably snug fit. But not as accurate as a patched ball. Patched "chewed" balls seem to be the most accurate in my Bess. But normally I shoot a .690" ball with a denim patch. When I "chew" the ball (don't really, use two rasps) it increases the diameter, and I have to go to a thick pillow ticking patch. I also have a rear sight on my Bess, which I made as period-correct looking as possible...same as what would have been on a rifle of the period. I soldered it directly to the barrel, so it does not sit on a base, or in a dove-tail, or anything like that.