Lead ball over 6 shot?

[coloradoclyde]

You guys need to stop this public display and keep your personal feud out of the forums.

I whole heartedly agree.....Thank you.

 

[AZbpBurner]

Shot and ball loads kick like a mule....and never produced any visual advantage when I tested them on paper.

Why would a combination load kick any harder than a single ball or homogeneous shot load of the same weight?

You're forgetting a vital parameter: how big was the mule :rotf:

 

[Rifleman1776]

You guys need to stop this public display and keep your personal feud out of the forums.

Thanks. I thought I had stumbled into kindergarten by mistake.

 

[jethro224]

I have never hunted hogs so take this for what it's worth, which may be nothing but, a couple other options come to mind.
1. Don't load either shot or ball, just powder and OP wad until you see whichever critter you want to shoot. Of course, you'd miss out on a few squirrels.
2. Maybe throw a few large buckshot down on top of the #6 shot instead of a ball. You could increase the payload by increments rather than the whole weight of a ball. You'd definitely want to check the pattern.

 

[mancill]

I like the buck shot idea. Quick to load and I would only shoot at 20yds or less.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Sometimes I carry shot loads rolled like paper cartridges except no powder.....fired one without tearing it open first and it hit the target like a slug....

 

[Brokennock]

Thank you.

 

[Lamonta]

The buckshot and birdshot combination is my standard field load. It I shoot shot, its normally a square load of 70grains. I will load 3 00buckshot and then the balance of 7.5 shot, plus a little extra. It shoots a good pattern at 20 yards and the 3 buckshots are normally all within 6" of center. There's no significant extra kick.That's with homemade paper pulp wads above and below.