Smoothbore essentials?

[kingsax26]

Hey all,

So My new england style fowler will be done at the end of the month. this is my first smoothie, and I need accessories. I see that fowlers have a Tulip Jag? is this an essential item? also what is the difference between that and a regular jag...other than flints , bore swab and the like is there anything else you guys would recommend? Im com[pletely new to to whole fowler concept and learning new

 

[Shine]

Tulip jag is mounted to the rod. It does not work as well as a modern jag for cleaning.
In my bag I carry
small bag of shot
20 balls
tin with lubed wads
a couple flints
a turn screw that fits your gun
a ball puller, POOKEY Buy two
I load round ball in a smoothbore with wads not patches.

 

[roundball]

Other than the obvious differences between PRB and Shot Load components, I carry the same kinds of Flintlock related items for smoothbores as I do rifles.
For a flat faced jag I use a 'button jag':

 

[Stumpkiller]

Shine keeps it simple. I like that. :thumbsup:

I have his list plus a small, flat priming horn that fits in my shooting bag.

For cleaning I do have a fouling scraper to get the crud off the breech.

Since that Image I gave up on the large ball block and instead carry paper cartridges.

You need a good powder horn, a powder and shot measure (one that does both or two), a good bag and a way to carry shot.

 

[nwtradegun]

following is in my bag
In my bag I carry
small bag of shot
12 balls
tin with lubed patches
a tin of flints and leather strips
a bess multi tool. worm,turn key, and exten.
a ball puller, and jag patches.
a short starter
flat horn for charge and primeing
powder measure
palm saver
mine is a bess trade musket 72 cal.

 

[tenngun]

try you gun with bare balland wading. At 25 yards mine shoots the same as patched rb. Shines list is good. Give your self a fling with paper cartrdges.

 

[kingsax26]

Shine I'm hurt.....I can't believe you'd recommend buying two pullers! Geez you load fou balls into your barrel one time and you never live it down lol :haha:

Wait.... I don't think is let anyone forget four balls in one barrel.... At least not til they cry

 

[Shine]

Id expect youd wear one out the first day. Its good to have a spare for the next. Pookey,Just be thankful your nickname was not Four Balls, Or Dry Balls. :blah:

 

[rijerolmon]

Bryon, Shine will not lead you wrong, good advise. Remember if we did,nt like you and enjoy your company we would ignore you instead of remembering you. :grin: See you at Spring Vous.

 

[kingsax26]

well then I ahve most of the stuff i just need some wads and cards i guess... man I priced the stuff....no one told me shooting shot is so expensive....lol and By expensive I mean it cost more than 10 cents per shot

 

[Shine]

Its almost cheaper to rob the shot out of modern skeet loads. I have a lot of partial boxes of various shot loads. Even some old paper shells.

 

[kingsax26]

yeah ordering shot aint no joke...the shipping is enough to induce involuntary twitching.....is it woirth casting your own shot? hmmm paper cartiges....are they better for shot than wads and such?

 

[Shine]

Back in the day Shotgun shells were made with cardboard hulls. I have a bunch that got wet eons ago and ive been robbing the shot out of them.

 

[Shine]

You can buy shot at most gun shops there must still be one in new York.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Back in the day Shotgun shells were made with cardboard hulls. I have a bunch that got wet eons ago and ive been robbing the shot out of them.

They still make em'
Federal and some foreign companies

 

[Alden]

Really?

Bryon -- yeah, it is probably worth it to find trap and skeet shooters at the range who reload and ask them to buy a coupla bags of #5 shot. That's what you'll want for everything you shoot. Well, much of it anyway...

And then there's Buck-n-Ball. I recommend three #2 Buckshot (.27") pushing the 20 gauge ball -- these are the largest that three will fit on one plane and there is no chance of them jamming each other or the ball in a .62 smoothbore.

Placing orders are best done all at once due to shipping so think twice, buy once.

 

[kingsax26]

buckshot is illegal for hunting in NY, and there are shops that sell bags of shot ..the closest is 2 hours away...and i think is about 30.00 a bag? maybe..

 

[Alden]

As of May, what the hell is LEGAL in NY State!?

In any case, the Buck-n-Ball is for fun, not hunting. Huzzah!!!

 

[Shine]

Bry when you come up this spring for vous just stay. I live in woods and I can get to 5 gun shops in 40 minutes. One is opening Monday 10 minutes away.

 

[cynthialee]

Buck and ball is a good self defense load. At point blank.... :shocked2: