Need help!???

[RemingtonMagnum]

Someone please point me to how to load a 12 ga. T/C BP. I plan to use # 6 shot most of the time.

Don Jackson Remington Magnum/Ultramag

 

[Grenadier1758]

Let's see,

Powder First

Enough of the foolishness. Lets start with what are you going to be hunting and do you have a favorite smokeless load? The information on that box refers to the equivalent black powder load. Multiply the drams equivalent by 27 to get the number of grains of 2fg powder to use. 3 1/4 drams is about 100 grains of powder. Next you load an over powder wad. The cushion wad is optional but does provide lubrication. Use your powder measure to measure your shot and hold the load in place with the thin over shot card. After that the load development is up to you. You can get a little denser pattern with a reduced powder charge (80 to 85 grains) and the 100 gr volume of shot.

Keep you range to 30 yards or less. Good hunting.

 

[colt100]

you need to go out and shoot the shot gun, pattern it. Start with a mild load, let's say 65 to 70 gr of ffg powder in a 12 ga. Load equil volume of powder to shot, ie, measure out your powder, then put the same volume of shot into your powder measure.

Then start patterning. I normally put in the powder, then ram a overpowder card down the bore and seat on top of the powder. Then I ram in 1/2 of a 1/2 inch lubed fiber cusion wad on top of the over powder card.

Note that I lube my own wads using a crisco/bore butter mix. The lube keeps the fouling soft and I don't have to wipe the bore all day long. Some say that using a full 1/2 inch fiber wad can blow through the pattern and create holes. I haven't noticed this with my shotgun however, I need to do a lot more load developement so YMWV.

Then I measure and pour the shot down the bore. I then seat a 1/16 inch overshot card on top of the shot. The shotgun is then primed/capped and fired.

There is a good artical on loading a black powder shotgun that will provide more in depth details then I provided.

Also, if your planning on using steel shot, or any of the other non-toxic shot (beside bismuth) you will probility need to use a hard plastic shot cup in order to not damage the barrels.

I also recommend that you follow the directions that came with the firearm, and not exceed any loads that are maximum for the shotgun. On my shotgun, the max load is 89 grs of powder and 1 1/4 ounce of shot (which is 89 gr btw). I find that I don;t need to load to the max to take ducks, or grouse. Normally a 70 to 80 gr charge with the approiate shot amount works quite well.

Read up on the subject and know what you are doing before you shoot the shotgun. Better yet, find someone in your area to show you what you need to do. I believe that the NRA has instructors throughout the states to help in getting started.

This is what I do with my shotgun. My loads may be fine for your gun, or they may be over max. Be careful and remember that free advise is just that, free. It's your gun and face that will be next to the gun, so again, make sure that you have safe loads in your gun before you fire it.

Hope this helps.

 

[RemingtonMagnum]

I want to thank you for all the help it is just what I needed. Thanks again Don

 

[No Deer]

This is a very good reference site, talks a lot on shotgun load development. In my opinion, it is a must read for anyone wanting to start shooting a black powder shotgun.
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