Shooting shot loads in a .45 Cal M/L?

[cork27]

Has anyone tried to shoot shot in a .45 cal M/L using a 410 shot cup and over shot card?

 

[paulvallandigham]

Yes. Don't bother. The spin of the rifling makes the shot come out of the barrel spinning, and when it separates from the cup, you get a spiral pattern on paper that simply continues to widen with each yard it travels. Its useful to about 10 yds., but you can get that kind of " accuracy" without the plastic cup.

Do a little math to figure out how fast that cup is spinning( and load) when it leaves the muzzle, and then travels down range at MV. It resembles the work of a high speed Drill. That works fine with solid bullets. Not at all with shot loads. :surrender: :hatsoff:

 

[ohio ramrod]

Yep, that says it all.Shot loads are ok in pistols for snakes at five yrds but that is about it.

 

[nkbj]

When you're hungry a real short range loading can be made with a sleeve of lubed patch cloth... hmmm, that was 33 years ago.

 

[ozark57]

A .45 and up pistol is a great snake gun. I have an old CVA that was $20 at a yard sale. 40 gr. fffG and a half oz. of #6 will kill a copperhead at 6 ft.

 

[Dphar]

Has anyone tried to shoot shot in a .45 cal M/L using a 410 shot cup and over shot card?

At best its only going to be useful to 15 yards or slightly more if a 54 and a 45 probably less.
I would not waste my time unless its a smoothbore.


Dan

 

[nkbj]

Your belly aint grumblin' yet.

 

[rafterob]

Heck-a shovel makes a great snake killer at 6 feet!

 

[ozark57]

That aint no fun!

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Oh I don't know, when my mom took here garden hoe after those little garter snakes it sure LOOKED like she was havin' fun. :haha: Anyone heard the old saying "don't go at it like killin' snakes"? They must have seen my mom at work with her hoe.