today i took my English fowler out and started working on loads. being i have never been much of a shotgunner i only had some 7.5 shot left over from those glorious days of yesteryear when i dove hunted.
the fowler is a 11g and i started with a "square load or 70g of fffg, a cardboard card over powder, volume of 70g 7.5 shot, topped with 2 1/4 felt wads soaked in bear oil. neighbor came over after i shot for a while. said he thought i was barbequing something!
had a big donut in the pattern on the 24x24 board. centered on the point of aim. range was 25 yards.
next i tried the same square load, but left out the over powder card. ploink! didn't even touch the board.
next i used the same square load but added back the card and used one oiled wad over the shot. 160 pellets in a 24 inch circle and the biggest void was the size of a squirrels head!
fired same load another 8 times it was so much fun! all with the same pattern. love it when it is that easy. now to find a grouse!
i have some Bismuth BBB coming. i can hear the fear in the ducks.
if it shoots the Bismuth as well as the #7.5, we will have duck with plum sauce for thanks giving.
before shooting i tried pouring some shot. watched a youtube vid. easy peasy !
results look like a tiny model of the star trek ship enterprise! complete with the observation windows and a klingon or two.
dismal failure. tomorrow if the sgt at arms hasn't got my day planned out i will play with it some more.
i have never had a 10 or 12 gauge that i could shoot 15-20 times in a row and not cry .
i absolutely love this 11g percussion.
