ML shotgun question

[toot]

Track has 14 gauge supplies

https://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/195/1?PageSize=50

thank you so much for the information on 14 gauge items!! this is a great site to get help from great members!!

 

[toot]

As stated Track has 14ga stuff. Incidentally, 14ga is 69cal. I use my 69cal 1842 Macon smoothbore when teaching muzzleloading shotgun.

thanking you for the info. that a 14 gauge shot gun is 69 CAL. that is great info that I an putting in my favorites!

 

[toot]

I have been using HORNETS / WASP nest for 50+ yrs in my 69 CAL 1845 smooth bore musket. now it will be great to use the correct DIA. wads in it. thank you.

 

[Feltwad]

And when you and I are long gone Feltwad will anyone care. I mean will they say" my dad was the best because he only shot original muzzleloaders so there"! I doubt it.
I'm kinda hoping they don't remember as a miserable grumpy curmudgeon.

Typical answer from a man that does not appreciated his own country gun heritage , with a lack of knowledge has he quoted JEALOWS hope not
Feltwad

 

[Britsmoothy]

Typical answer from a man that does not appreciated his own country gun heritage , with a lack of knowledge has he quoted JEALOWS hope not
Feltwad

Pardon?

 

[2 shots]

here we go .... 1 large popcorn please , might need two. why not pistols a 10 paces?

 

[SOLANCO]

Probably longer due to better metallurgy. I see a ton of twist barrel guns that are priced low due to pitted bores.

Those pitted bores speak of neglect not metallurgy.

A mini will outlast a Rolls if it is maintained and the Rolls is neglected.

 

[Britsmoothy]

here we go .... 1 large popcorn please , might need two. why not pistols a 10 paces?

I'm not biting . No point.....

 

[2 shots]

you have chosen...... wisely

 

[Doc]

I used to have a 12 ga dbl and loved it, but my current smoothbore is a single barrel flintlock 20 ga. I never feel under-gunned or at a disadvantage with the smaller bore, and it smacks down deer with authority using ball. I could never see any use for owning a 10 ga.

 

[Doc]

Hanshi The main use of a 10ga is for water fowl. Using heavy shot the 10 will reach out further and harder than a 12. Many have the 10 in their safe just for that purpose.
Doc,

 

[azmntman]

Gosh I love the Ignore button

 

[ezekiel]

Everyone can have an opinion but we can all still respect others opinions . we should maintain civility!

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

I have several original smoothbores, including both single and double 10-bores, double 15 bore (beautiful Damascus barrels!), 16- and 20- doubles. All are fun to shoot, either with birdshot or PRB.
I generally concentrate so much on the shot that I rarely notice the recoil. I am currently re-stocking the double 10-bore: Got it with a broken toe and mashed nipples. Got a beautiful English walnut blank for the re-stocking.
Unfortunately, my Agent Orange problems are increasing, making it difficult to work for much longer than 30 minutes at a time.
The 15-bore, made in England in about 1854, not only has those beautiful Damascus barrels, but is very nicely engraved. And fits me like the proverbial glove.

 

[Akblackdawg]

I’ve read nothing here about shot. I have a pedersoli 10 sxs will never run a ball through it. It’s for waterfowl. I have a tc 54 for four legged hunting. We can not use led shot. That limits use a lot. Chokes make loading very difficult when using steel and all the crap needed to protect the barrel. It’s much more expensive but still cheaper then steel unmentionable shot shells but I have switch to bismouth for all my bird hunting. Much simplified loading and more knockdown power.

 

[SOLANCO]

I’ve read nothing here about shot. I have a pedersoli 10 sxs will never run a ball through it. It’s for waterfowl. I have a tc 54 for four legged hunting. We can not use led shot. That limits use a lot. Chokes make loading very difficult when using steel and all the crap needed to protect the barrel. It’s much more expensive but still cheaper then steel unmentionable shot shells but I have switch to bismouth for all my bird hunting. Much simplified loading and more knockdown power.

Steel shot is an abomination.

 

[waksupi]

If you are going to hunt geese, go with the 10 bore.

 

[LawrenceA]

go 10 BORE & never look back. what loading wad size would be used in a 14 bore? and where would one get them?

I shoot a 14g.
You can get wads from TOTW or make your own.
No biggie

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

TOTW has a nifty thing in their Ammunition list. Go to BP wads, and when it opens, there is a listing of bore sizes for almost any smoothbore. They also have it broken down to bore sizes in what is available for each size.
15-bore is 0.667". To get the ball size, if you are interested, subtract .010 to .015 from the nominal bore diameter, in this case, 0.667-0.015= 0.652" The closest smaller size will do fine, just adjust your patch thickness.

 

[Ponderosaman]

I only have the one 12 gauge SxS Pedersoli. Besides loading, the effect is very similar to my modern 12 gauge shotgun, if not better. I have never shot a 10 gauge modern or ML, so I can’t say anything about the 10 gauge. My Pedersoli hits clays hard. We’ll see what it does with birds next season or maybe a turkey in a month. I really like the sling attachments on my Pedersoli too. I found a buffalo hide sling for it. Pretty cool and isn’t as heavy to carry as my modern shotgun.