new shotgun

[fire-n-brimstone]

What do you mean rag wads? you have peaked my interest. lol


Andy

 

[bpd303]

I just make a ball of that blue shop toweling that comes on a roll. Just tear off a piece that will give a ball about a half inch when balled up, with a little grease lube.

Here is a picture of the wad in the center when I was having patch burn out with one of my smoothbores. The burned patch is on the left without a wad the wad is in the center and a patch on the right after using the wad. I found out the wads work with shot also. Depending on the gauge of the gun determines how much wadding to use.

 

[Zonie]

A bit of history:

In 1971 I bought my first black powder guns.
One of them was a 28 guage shotgun, just like yours except it had a second piece of wood under the barrel making it a "full stock".

I was all charged up about it so I went out and bought a box of 28 guage shotgun shells.

Dissecting some of them to salvage the shot and wads (not the powder), I took my new 28 guage shotgun, shot, wads and black powder out to the desert.
There, I loaded it up with a medium load, capped it and touched it off.

It fired fine but there was a lot of smoke coming from beneath the breech. More than one would expect to see from just the powder gas that blew out of the nipple.

Curious, I removed the lock and barrel, only to find that there was a lot of black powder fouling under the bottom of the breech plug.
It had coated the entire area under the rear of the barrel.

Needless to say, that put a good fear in me so, I took it home and never fired it again.

I am not saying your shotgun will do the same thing but I am suggesting that until the gun proves itself, go light with the powder and shot loads.

 

[fire-n-brimstone]

Thanks for the heads up Jim. This one appears to have a welded solid breach. Was yours the same? Thanks for the definition and pictures of the "rag" wad. lol


Andy

 

[Zonie]

As I recall, the breech plug was brazed in with the brass filler showing in a few places.

As for welded breech plugs, I'm not a fan of those either.

The better guns use a breech plug that is screwed into the barrel with a large thread.

The threaded breech plugs spreads out the stress created by the burning powder gas out over a large area of the barrel.

A weld tends to concentrate the stress in the weld joint.

As I said, keep the first loads on the mild side and take it from there.

 

[fire-n-brimstone]

ok thank you will do.

Andy

 

[awebbersr]

I recently purchased a Spanish single shot 28ga. I have only shot the 54 cal rb in it with 50 grains of 3f. This is my first black powder shotgun and still reading the threds for proper loads.

 

[robinsroost]

I think #7 shot is a little light for squirrels because they have thick skin. #4's or 5's would be a better choice. I prefer 4's. Keep yer powder dry......Robin :wink:

 

[bpd303]

You got me thinking about the fouling and brazed breech plug. I pulled the barrel for the first time and was relieved to find a screwed in breech plug with no fouling. I don't shoot it much anymore, always taking one of my original's into the woods.

 

[fire-n-brimstone]

I pulled my barrel and it appear to have a screwed in breach plug.

andy

 

[bpd303]

Load it up go get them tree rats, have fun & be safe. :thumbsup:

 

[fire-n-brimstone]

Yes sir i am ready for it.


Andy

 

[Rifleman1776]

I think #7 shot is a little light for squirrels because they have thick skin.

Don't tell that to all the ones I have killed with # 7 1/2 shot. :shocked2: My favorite size, I consider it an all-around hunting shot size.

 

[smoothshooter]

If I recall correctly, Danny Caywood will not jug choke anything under 20 gauge.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Amen :hatsoff:

B.

 

[Wes/Tex]

Have to admit I'm an 'odd' size guy too. 5, 7 and 9...and if I could still get 1 and 3, I"d have them too! :wink:

 

[Joel/Calgary]

Have to admit I'm an 'odd' size guy too. 5, 7 and 9...and if I could still get 1 and 3, I"d have them too! :wink:

Wes, Ballistic Products still lists #1 & #3 in somewhat pricy nickel-plated, albeit they are actually nearest-size metric 4.1mm and 3.5mm. The twice-barrel likes BP's magnum or copper-plated #5s for most game. Anything bigger is usually for waterfowl and it's bismuth (2s and 4s weigh in about like magnum lead 3s & 5s) or NiceShot time, or else BP's lead Ts or #4 buck if I ever go after coyotes or badgers with it.

Merry Christmas and all the best in the new year from the Great(?) White North,
Joel

 

[Wes/Tex]

Thanks Joel...good to know. You and the "twice-barrel carabine" have a Merry Christmas. Just remember not to stand underneath when Santa flies by! *