Skychief question

[jtkerk]

Without the sky chief or choke... they're like 10 15 yard guns for turkey..

Havnt tried skychief but it sounds like a traffic jam goes on... the shot is pushed by the charge into the fat heavey wad sandwich everything tight...

Well first time carrying my smoothie last spring I shot 2 birds one at 30 and the other at 25 yds. Did the job and I used the skychief load which gave much tighter groups than using standard loadings.

 

[beardedhorse]

A 90 year old friend used to tape clear glass microscope slides over the sensors of his chronograph when shooting black powder. He also tested penetration on steel tin cans out to projected hunting range. That Garmin Xero C1 - what is the price?

 

[Ohio Rusty]

Today I sanded down a dowel to use as a mandrel to make paper shot cups to fit my 28 gauge smoothbore for my Skychief loads I'm getting ready to test soon. That shot charge is 1 & 1/8th. I'm going to start with 75 grains of 2F and that charge weight of shot for a starter load to see how it patterns. I can easily drop the powder to 70 grains or up the shot weight to 1 & 1/4 for testing to get the best pattern.

 

[Robin101]

Just remember the slogan at the bottom of the chart, it is a fact.

Good luck!!!!!
Robin

 

[BlackRock52]

Works on muzzleloader?

I was skeptical but a fellow had one at the range and let me try it. It sure seemed to work just fine

 

[Ninering62]

Works on muzzleloader?

Yes, it works with everything

 

[Blackpowderart]

I looked them up.....600 bux.....that's more than I want to spend right now on some
Numbers

 

[longcruise]

I looked them up.....600 bux.....that's more than I want to spend right now on some
Numbers

I'm in that camp too. Mine is about 30 years old now and I'm looking to replace it. I need the old style with screens since I use it more to chronograph bows more than anything.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Caldwell Ballistic Chronograph, < $100 or if using for archery indoors, the ‘premium’ kit w/ the infra-red lamps work slizk, @ ~$140.

Bulletproof, well until you put a bullet through it, but it couples to your iPhone via an app. Zero issues for any BP use, at least by my experience.

 

[Trigger]

I was trying to find... a ballistic chart or online calculator for Shotgun load...

I wonder how much less you can down the load... like a max and min load to weight shot..

I guess most these birds don't need 1000fps to fold.... good shot with a daisy did it... that s 350fps@?

That's probably the nicer chart I've found...

 

[Trigger]

It looks like 16 grains less was 50fps drop...

 

[Blackpowderart]

I'm in that camp too. Mine is about 30 years old now and I'm looking to replace it. I need the old style with screens since I use it more to chronograph bows more than anything.

Exacly....that's why I got mine for my longbow
My first tradition kill at 20yds

 

[Blackpowderart]

I was shooting 70gr 2f swiss with 1 3/8 #7.5 shot killing doves between 30 and 40yds.
Swiss is a hot powder and their 2f is like other brands 3f

 

[Trigger]

The old timer I hunt with. Uses a 20ga modern... I can tell what birds he got. Find more shot penetrated etc...

I shot close Pheasant and a few 25 maybe a 30 yarder.

70grn 1.5 #6.... I guess it's 900fps out the muzzle.

I don't find lead in the birds meat much at all. Maybe a couple bumps and you pop the bb out... they get that daisy pinched and the dog finishes them

 

[Wncman]

I have a question on shot size. I suppose #7 or # 8 would be fine for squirrels or most airborne species.
For Turkey , rabbit and the like it seems that most prefer any thing between # 4 and # 6.
Also views on measured as opposed to square loads.
Currently I would be using in a Fusil de Chasse .62/20 ga.

 

[Century to late]

I have a question on shot size. I suppose #7 or # 8 would be fine for squirrels or most airborne species.
For Turkey , rabbit and the like it seems that most prefer any thing between # 4 and # 6.
Also views on measured as opposed to square loads.
Currently I would be using in a Fusil de Chasse .62/20 ga.

Check your state laws for Turkey loads. Some are specific on shot size.

 

[Brokennock]

I have a question on shot size. I suppose #7 or # 8 would be fine for squirrels or most airborne species.
For Turkey , rabbit and the like it seems that most prefer any thing between # 4 and # 6.
Also views on measured as opposed to square loads.
Currently I would be using in a Fusil de Chasse .62/20 ga.

Squirrels take more killing than many might think. Think of some of the falls from trees and motorvehicle encounters they survive.
I like #5 for most everything except small birds, like grouse (#6s), or quail (#7 1/2s). Rabbits are pretty weak too so #6 is fine.
But if I could get a good dense pattern of #4s for turkeys, squirrels, and pheasants I would use #4.
I like the largest size shot I can get a good pattern from generally. It takes less pellets to do the job with bigger shot, which equates to less shot in one's game.

 

[Trigger]

https://www.sportsmans.com/shot-size-chart

Kinda covers shot size per game?

Powder charge for each like speed up or down.... I don't know either? I was thinking working the load back up for turkey to a square load but I don't want to....

 

[Brokennock]

Now we are using the Sportsman's Guide catalog,,, shotshell,,, chart as a reference for muzzleloading shot size recommendations?!
Didn't we learn our lesson with their, "historical load," for a .50 cal in another thread?

 

[Trigger]

There all the same?https://www.federalpremium.com/on/d...uments/catalog/2019/Federal2019-Shotshell.pdf