Questions on 28 ga

[AZ-Robert]

According to the chart Squirrelsaurus Rex shared with us, the 28 ga should mic at 0.550" -- does it work that way in practice?

What size ball & patch combo are you guys shooting in your 28 ga?

What shot & powder loads are giving you good patterns and penetration?

 

[gmww]

You might check this site out as they give a chart. After that go to there tab for loading a muzzle loader. It has some data you might want to look at.

Chart on wad size etc.

 

[Mike Brooks]

According to the chart Squirrelsaurus Rex shared with us, the 28 ga should mic at 0.550" -- does it work that way in practice?

What size ball & patch combo are you guys shooting in your 28 ga?

What shot & powder loads are giving you good patterns and penetration?

Yep 28ga = .55 cal. I always used a .530 ball and pillow tick (.018) Shot loads are about an ounce of shot and 70gr. of powder

 

[crgabel]

I'm using the same loads as Mike is and have very good results.
Craig

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Depends on the barrel maker, my Jack Garner 28 ga. mikes .560" and Circle Fly wads are a rather loose fit. Seems to pattern #6 shot OK and a .535" ball in a thick canvas patch seems a tight fit and shoots OK.

 

[charcloth]

Hello A-Z Robert,
I shoot a .530 ball and when I bother to patch I use a ten thousandths patch. I use 70 gr. of goex 3f and my gun seems to be a shooting machine. For birds I use the standard wad set up and an equal amount of powder and shot. I broke 9 out of 12 today. My big mystery is why patching doesnt seem to effect accuracy in my gun. Roundball suggested using wonder wads behind a prb but I haven't had the opportunity to test that out yet.
Charcloth

 

[rudy parnell]

I am wondering if old blue jeans cut to match the 53cal ball would work in my gun...it measures .568 amd works great with the .550 ball with old army issue m-14 cleaning patch cut into quarters...[that would be a square 1" about]. I have never tried a 53cal.ball and I know I don't have no ticked pillow cases. 53 ball are easier to come by and cheaper and I got plenty of wore out jeans. Just wondering?

 

[Mike Brooks]

I'd get some .535"s and try some denim.(they are easy to find, just like the .530's)
That's an odd bore, who made that barrel?

 

[SCATTERSHOT]

I used a .53 ball and bluejean patching in a T/C .56 Renegade smoothbore I had. I never miked the bore, but it should be close to yours. It shot great, BTW.

Good luck!