Thinking of buying a muzzleloading shotgun. Are there still supplies?

[DixieKen]

Hi folks,
I have the opportunity to acquire an 1830 double barrel muzzleloading 12ga; but I am wondering where I could find shot, over powder and over shot wads, etc. I have found a few sources for wads; but was looking for lead shot. This would be my first muzzleloading shotgun, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Take care,
DixieKen

 

[oldwood]

Push comes ta shove , ya kin always go to flea mkt , or yard sales , and buy some old shotgun shells and cut them up for the shot. From the chinese virus , their ought to be some older folks not needing their ammo any more...........oldwood

 

[ohio ramrod]

Availability of shot comes and goes, same with powder, I would get the gun while it is available and worry about the supplies later. They will become available again in time.

 

[jsb30]

Bought 25 lb sack at Graf ans Sons store front last week. They had about 1000 lbs. Now to find caps. Roto metal has it .

 

[Grenadier1758]

Grafs is out of shot unless you want ITX or steel.

 

[NorthFork]

Make your own wads/cards out of folded paper and tow.

 

[Des52]

Log Cabin has cards and wads yet for now.

 

[DixieKen]

Thanks everyone. I had about an hours drive to think about it, and convinced myself I needed it, lol. Thanks for all the help. Can't wait to try it:

 

[Historian]

Ok, no offence sir but I doubt that is an 1830's shotgun gun. More like 1850's since the lock is a Back Action style lock. I believe those came out in the 1850's. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. Good shooting though. Have fun with it.

 

[imforguns]

You might take a look at Ballistic Products. They have some shot sizes in stock along with wads. Buy it!

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Hi folks,
I have the opportunity to acquire an 1830 double barrel muzzleloading 12ga; but I am wondering where I could find shot, over powder and over shot wads, etc. I have found a few sources for wads; but was looking for lead shot. This would be my first muzzleloading shotgun, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Take care,
DixieKen

I don't have a 12 gauge...I have a 10 gauge and a 20 gauge as my double barreled shotguns. I ordered all my wadding from either Dixie or Track of the Wolf.

I also bought a punch that lets me take heavy Cardboard Stock and Fibre Board and cut wadding should I need to at some point.

I get my shot from the local sporting goods store, steel shot I order online.

Shotguns are fun, you are going to have a great time with this new firearm.

 

[tenngun]

Until breech loaders choke wasn’t very common.
since a bag of shot and food for a year are about the same price these days I’ve been pouring my own. Deadly to tree rats at twentyfive yards

 

[ADK Bigfoot]

PM Sent

ADK Bigfoot

 

[Feltwad]

In my opinion the gun is Belgium of the late percussion period fitted with a Lovells patent back action lock of 1835 The smaller version of the back action lock carried into the breech loading and pinfire period
Feltwad

 

[sgeisz]

I have one very similar to yours. Bought it in the late sixties. Hunted, shot trap and skeet, up until I looked down the bore with a bore scope. Severe erosion at the breech area on both barrels. Retired it to the display category. Check yours carrefully. Mine was 12 ga on one side, 13 on the other. BTW, many guns toward the latter years of percussion were choked and used in live pigeon and waterfowl shoots. Fred Kimble, from across the Illinois river from where I am, discovered choke by accident back in the mid to late 1800s and killed many ducks on the Peoria riverfront from pretty good yardage. P.Bordereaux was a fine shotgun maker in Illinois and two of his originial guns have been used to win the championship at Friendship.

 

[sgeisz]

Forgot to answer your question. Wads, Circle Fly. Shot, where you're lucky enough to find it. Caps, right now kind of hard to get. Try to use real black if the gun is solid and safe to shoot. The real ones deserve that respect.

 

[Rudy Thompson]

Can B B's be used as shot?

 

[tenngun]

Most are too hard to use on softer iron barrels. And bb is big, between #2 an and #4 buck

 

[Treestalker]

As long as your bores and breeches are in good shape, you've got a shooter. I suggest fairly mild standard lead shot loads with real black; nothing else, ever. It will be a faithful and prized companion in the darkened haunts where that tree dwelling denizen Sciuridae awaits the unwary. May Allah be merciful to those who seek the beast! ( good luck, quimo sabe)

 

[toot]

go to TOTW, they have about every thing that you will need.