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I'm guessing this is for a smoothbore muzzleloader. If your match shooting you might want to weigh your charges...

Otherwise,
3/8 oz=25grs black powder measure
1/2 oz=35grs black powder measure
5/8 oz= 45grs black powder measure.

These aren't precise, but using a volume measurer you can't get 1/2 grain increments. Remember, black powder is no where near as sensitive as smokeless.

I know firsthand how confusing volume to weight measurements can be.
At a trap match I watched a shooter use an 8 bore. He used 140grs ffg and 2oz (by volume) of shot, using the same measurer
I was ready to argue that he would only get 8 shots from a pound of powder, because he was using 2 scoops of shot, by volume, and 2 scoops of powder, by volume
After i settled down and thought about it, it became clear he got 50 shots (approximately) from a pound.
This is what I'm talking about, thank you.
 
@Grenadier1758 I am using schuetzen 1fg in my pedersoli 10ga SxS

1 5/8 scoop schuetzen Fg
1 1/2 scoop #6 lead shot
This is the pattern I achieve last weekend with the @Skychief loading method
25 yards out of the right/cylinder bore barrel
 

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Am I wrong ? Shot is measured by weight not volume.
No, you are not wrong. But when you know the density of a material, that density can be used to determine the weight of an object by multiplying the volume by the density to determine weight.

120 grains weight of powder takes up a volume of 0.484 in^3.

1 5/8 ounces of lead shot takes up a volume of 0.484 in^3 based on the density of lead shot.
 
Hey @Walkabout Hope this works.
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For smaller gauges, this fellow has it right-

@Eterry said-

I'm guessing this is for a smoothbore muzzleloader. If your match shooting you might want to weigh your charges...

Otherwise,
3/8 oz=25grs black powder measure
1/2 oz=35grs black powder measure
5/8 oz= 45grs black powder measure.

These aren't precise, but using a volume measurer you can't get 1/2 grain increments. Remember, black powder is no where near as sensitive as smokeless.

I know firsthand how confusing volume to weight measurements can be.
At a trap match I watched a shooter use an 8 bore. He used 140grs ffg and 2oz (by volume) of shot, using the same measurer
I was ready to argue that he would only get 8 shots from a pound of powder, because he was using 2 scoops of shot, by volume, and 2 scoops of powder, by volume
After i settled down and thought about it, it became clear he got 50 shots (approximately) from a pound.
 
I have been working extensively with 28 and 24 gauges. I find they respond best to a 7/8 oz scoop of powder with the same scoop of shot. Less powder, inconsistent patterns and more powder, poor patterns. Similarly, 3/4 oz of shot was my goal but neither gauge (3 guns) is "better" with that amount of shot and any amount of powder.
 
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