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Guys, after shooting and testing I have settled on a load. I am excited so I have to share the information.
First, My shotgun is the T/C New Englander, Cylinder bore, No choke what so ever. 12 Gauge
I tested about every Wad combo I could think of and used from 1-F to 3-F Goex.
Here it is....18-24 Peletes in the Head and Neck with NO Slug effects. Range was set at 30 yards.
80 Grains of 1-F. I noticed very quickly that Velocity was the enemy. 2-F and 3-F would blow the pattern every time. 1-F I started at 100 Grains and went down 10 Gr at a time and 80 Was showing Promice.
Next Two Felt T/C Wads. Easy to load, great gas seal, lots of cushion.
Home Made shot cup. Double thickness wad made from a paper slightly more flexable than an index card. The top of the cup is left open, and not folded over the shot. If I folded it over, I got a slug effect. I have to make 4 slits in it from the mouth to 1/8" from the base. it leaves the muzzle and then leaves the charge 10 Yards in front of the muzzle. Equally in all directions.
1 1/2 oz #5 Magnum Shot a 12 Gauge should be able to shoot this so that is what I stuck with throughout testing. It gives a Wonderfull full 30" pattern at 30 yards. Maybe a little less.
Two thin Overshot Wads (Circle Fly)
I would run the whole works down and used a light to Medium pressure on the wads and Cup on the powder.
CCI #11 Magnum Cap.
CLEAN BARREL I saw that I needed to clean the barrel after every 3 shots. If I didn't, Patterns would open up. I think the Fouling acted as a "GLUE" and mess up the INTERNAL ballistics.
I even LUBED the shot cup with Natural Lube 1000 to combat this and somehow got slugging effects. It would blow a hole thru the target big enough to sling a cat through.
I got to get some pictures posted of my "Woods Wad" It really was the clencher. I used regular paper and it did pretty good, but not NEAR as good as the thick paper cup.
I am thinking that the Uniform release of the wad was the key.
I sure hope this saves some of you New Englander owners some time.
Headhunter
First, My shotgun is the T/C New Englander, Cylinder bore, No choke what so ever. 12 Gauge
I tested about every Wad combo I could think of and used from 1-F to 3-F Goex.
Here it is....18-24 Peletes in the Head and Neck with NO Slug effects. Range was set at 30 yards.
80 Grains of 1-F. I noticed very quickly that Velocity was the enemy. 2-F and 3-F would blow the pattern every time. 1-F I started at 100 Grains and went down 10 Gr at a time and 80 Was showing Promice.
Next Two Felt T/C Wads. Easy to load, great gas seal, lots of cushion.
Home Made shot cup. Double thickness wad made from a paper slightly more flexable than an index card. The top of the cup is left open, and not folded over the shot. If I folded it over, I got a slug effect. I have to make 4 slits in it from the mouth to 1/8" from the base. it leaves the muzzle and then leaves the charge 10 Yards in front of the muzzle. Equally in all directions.
1 1/2 oz #5 Magnum Shot a 12 Gauge should be able to shoot this so that is what I stuck with throughout testing. It gives a Wonderfull full 30" pattern at 30 yards. Maybe a little less.
Two thin Overshot Wads (Circle Fly)
I would run the whole works down and used a light to Medium pressure on the wads and Cup on the powder.
CCI #11 Magnum Cap.
CLEAN BARREL I saw that I needed to clean the barrel after every 3 shots. If I didn't, Patterns would open up. I think the Fouling acted as a "GLUE" and mess up the INTERNAL ballistics.
I even LUBED the shot cup with Natural Lube 1000 to combat this and somehow got slugging effects. It would blow a hole thru the target big enough to sling a cat through.
I got to get some pictures posted of my "Woods Wad" It really was the clencher. I used regular paper and it did pretty good, but not NEAR as good as the thick paper cup.
I am thinking that the Uniform release of the wad was the key.
I sure hope this saves some of you New Englander owners some time.
Headhunter
