max load in an Indy smoothbore .62 cal

[camoloc]

happy holidays all.

like the title says........what is the max load to push out of this pistol using 2FG?

I already know the standard 30 and 35 gr. are okay with a round ball. I think 40 would be reasonable.

another question would be......can you push this even more if you load an 11/16th Oz load of shot comparable to a .410 load?

so just to be clear we're talking about two different things:

round ball powder maximums

shot load powder maximums

thanks for any thoughts on this and real, known, tested info.

camo

 

[TreeMan]

An ounce of lead is an ounce of lead whether it’s in roundball form or shot. In a pistol with a short barrel larger than 35-40 grains of powder is just wasting powder in my opinion. You’ll not get much more muzzle velocity if you doubled the powder charge. The law of diminishing returns applies.

 

[camoloc]

An ounce of lead is an ounce of lead whether it’s in roundball form or shot. In a pistol with a short barrel larger than 35-40 grains of powder is just wasting powder in my opinion. You’ll not get much more muzzle velocity if you doubled the powder charge. The law of diminishing returns applies.

thanks so 40 might be okay to test out then?

guess I should have specified that mine is a 9 inch barrel.

camo

 

[TreeMan]

If your wanting to try shot such at #6 or 7.5 or 8s I’d try 7/8oz shot and 40 grains of 2F. With either roundball or shot don’t get your expectations very high past ten yards for any sort of accuracy with a smoothbore pistol. Those are close distance combat firearms not target pistols.

 

[camoloc]

I would like to stretch to 15 yards with dillegent practice.

either way, test trials will let me know if that's possible or not.

all this info is confusing to me. I've spent a stupid amount of time researching through all of the threads in the handgun section to get an idea of possibilities.

ranges anywhere from grim outlook of ten yards........to others claiming 20 to 30 yard accuracy.

8 inch dot will be my testing acceptable target.

camo

 

[smoothshooter]

happy holidays all.

like the title says........what is the max load to push out of this pistol using 2FG?

I already know the standard 30 and 35 gr. are okay with a round ball. I think 40 would be reasonable.

another question would be......can you push this even more if you load an 11/16th Oz load of shot comparable to a .410 load?

so just to be clear we're talking about two different things:

round ball powder maximums

shot load powder maximums

thanks for any thoughts on this and real, known, tested info.

camo

happy holidays all.

like the title says........what is the max load to push out of this pistol using 2FG?

I already know the standard 30 and 35 gr. are okay with a round ball. I think 40 would be reasonable.

another question would be......can you push this even more if you load an 11/16th Oz load of shot comparable to a .410 load?

so just to be clear we're talking about two different things:

round ball powder maximums

shot load powder maximums

thanks for any thoughts on this and real, known, tested info.

camo

By “ Indy “ do you mean made in India?
Indy is the abbreviation of a town in Indiana.

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

An ounce of lead is an ounce of lead whether it’s in roundball form or shot. In a pistol with a short barrel larger than 35-40 grains of powder is just wasting powder in my opinion. You’ll not get much more muzzle velocity if you doubled the powder charge. The law of diminishing returns applies.

You hit the tack on the head. Semper Fi.

 

[victor#0]

Was wondering how it turned out for you shooting shot out of your pistol? I run into spruce hens quite a bit while hunting and having something to put a few in the pot would be nice........

 

[camoloc]

haven't had time to test a load.



that and the weather here in indiana hasn't been the greatest for such avtivities.

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

Ya' know, not trying to be a wise guy here. However, this isn't rocket science. Ya' don't have to make it more difficult than it has to be. Semper Fi.