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Skychief Load
- Thread starter Follett
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montanatim
36 Cl.
My understanding is, load powder, nitro card, shot, over shot card, then the heavily lubed cushion wad on top of it all. It has been put forth that it may be acting as a wind break thereby preventing shot spread for some distance from the muzzle.
Nessmuck56
40 Cal.
A wad soaked in olive oil....if I remember correctly
Brokennock
Cannon
There is a "sticky" explaining it at the top of the hunting section.
hello Follett, FYI. Skychief is a member on this forum. He developed this idea to tighten smoothbore patterns. Hence the name.
Tim Torrance
32 Cal
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And....has anyone tried this and does it work or not .......
My experience: in a non-choked barrel, yes. In a choked barrel, not so much.
Brokennock
Cannon
There are pages of topic/and reply on this forum regarding the load's effectiveness. At least one member with improved patterns from a jug choked barrel that previously produced worse than expected patterns post-jug choking.
If one reads carefully on the replys with moderate to no success, one finds the person changed something from the load as initially described by Skychief.
yeahbuck36
32 Cal.
Got this result with a slight variation of the Skychief load today. I used 4 overshot cards in place of the nitro card. I found that when shooting with a nitro card I was getting a donut pattern, though the standard Skychief load still significantly reduced pattern size.
Also, dont mind the artwork!
Also, dont mind the artwork!
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Skychief
69 Cal.
Looks great yeahbuck. Good luck. When does the Pennsylvania penguin season open???
Best regards, Skychief
Best regards, Skychief
Yes, it works very well, and much better then my traditional load of powder-1/8” over-powder-1/2” fiber wad-shot- overshot disc. Shown 8x10” center pattern from my 20ga Fowler, cylinder bore. I plan on using this load for spring turkey season.
yeahbuck36
32 Cal.
Spring Gobbler starts May 2nd.Looks great yeahbuck. Good luck. When does the Pennsylvania penguin season open???
Best regards, Skychief
Daryl Crawford
50 Cal.
I'll be in those PA woods yelping and scratching!
Skychief
69 Cal.
Daryl Crawford
50 Cal.
Well, I'm out of the game land early. I thought my only companions for the morning would be the birds and those items in the photo. Three young lads had other ideas as they tramped and stamped all around the woods, sort of messing up my set up. So be it, maybe they won't be there later and the birds could be back. Heard quite a few above me on the ridge this morning but didn't get to let the Skychief load fly.
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Skychief
69 Cal.
Well...Rats, Daryl! Give it another whirl when you can!
Good luck, Skychief.
Good luck, Skychief.
Brokennock
Cannon
Ah, the joys of public land.
I guess I should be more positive, at least we have public land to hunt on.
Nice set up. What will you he using for a call?
I guess I should be more positive, at least we have public land to hunt on.
Nice set up. What will you he using for a call?
Daryl Crawford
50 Cal.
I have a slate, a small wood box call, and by mouth. When I was little I didnt know people had a plastic thing in their mouth that made them sound like a turkey, so I practiced at making turkey sounds in my throat. I can put and ki-ki well, purr isn't so good. By the time I learned about mouth calls I didn't need one.
Daryl Crawford
50 Cal.
That is a great attitude that I need to keep in mind. Yesterday's hunt may have gotten messed up, but that land is there tomorrow for me to go back to. Game lands have given me many fine squirrel hunts, pheasant hunts, and a few good deer hunts, and many nice days in the woods. Glad we have them.
