Joined the smoothie club !!

Through a strange set of circumstances I now have a smoothbore smokepole.

Last fall I bought an underhammer rifle from a friend. Twenty odd years ago he had built it originally as a 10 gauge shotgun for a customer who backed out. He put a rifle barrel on it planning to use the smooth barrel on another project. I saw the underhammer heavy barrel last year and had to have it. He told me it was intended to be a trap gun but had taken the barrel off and mounted the bench barrel. He said he was sure he had used the 10ga barrel. I bought the underhammer and took it home.


Last month I was at his shop and saw a few shotgun barrels on his bench. I saw one that looked like it would breech up to my underhammer. I asked him about it and he said he stored a bunch of barrels years ago, had just came across them, and the 10ga was from my underhammer. After some dickering I brought it home. The bore is clean without any pitting, nicely blued, 32 1/2", and missing the fore end. If he finds it its mine, but I'm planning on carving out one.


He told me he got his 10ga wads in bulk at Friendship, and used 100grs ffg with 1 1/4 oz shot.


I want to dove hunt with it; where can I get wads for it reasonable. I'm not wanting to use plastic, so card and fiber are my preferred options.

Also, can a man make a shot snake without the metal head or cap? I'm thinking in the field I'd like to have one.

Thanks all.

You can get wads from Circle fly or Ballistic products.
https://circlefly.com/

https://www.ballisticproducts.com/searchprods.asp


Remember, you can load it down for doves... hate to see you dust them like a clay bird with that 10 gauge.

Eterry said:

Also, can a man make a shot snake without the metal head or cap? I'm thinking in the field I'd like to have one.

Thanks all.

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Do you mean a shot pouch?...
CVA use to make a cheap shot pouch that you hung around your neck...(I never liked that) it had a wooden plug and pour spout.

I found it to be too cumbersome and made myself a small tube shaped heavy leather flask with a flip open leather top...the whole thing fits in my shooting bag and can be operated with one hand. It hold enough shot for hunting.

Thanks Clyde; do you happen to have a pic of the shot pouch you made? Just brainstorming at this point.

I guess I can go with a 12 ga. load in the 10...or just put salt in the load so the bird wont spoil before I get to it... :rotf:

Congratulations!

. . . 100grs ffg with 1 1/4 oz shot

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I'd try 90 gr FFg and 1-1/2 oz shot. See if it patterns better.

I use that much shot (1-1/4 oz) in my 16 bore with 75 gr FFg.

Eterry said:

Also, can a man make a shot snake without the metal head or cap? I'm thinking in the field I'd like to have one.

Thanks all.

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I have added these to ball bags and for a small amount of bird shot, they would work as well.
https://www.dixiegunworks.com/inde...oduct_name/NA0301+Bullet+Pouch+Neck+&+Stopper

Gus

Flintlocks, Inc.

It's a slippery slope you're treading, now. op:

Thanks for the tip, Gus. That looks like a great idea.

Rifleman, when I searched for Flintlocks, Inc I got many sites but none called flintlocks, inc.
What am I missing?


Thanks

Thanks for the loadin tip Stump. I thought of taking it out today but the weather changed my mind.

Gonna have to set up a pattern board now.


Thanks