September has an R in it.....

[Treestalker]

Brit, you have our condolences.

 

[Britsmoothy]

So, 5x .36" balls is the minimum count and largest shot that can be shot from a cartridge from a shot gun held on a shotgun licence.
Apparently it's not safe to shoot one ball above .36" but launching any amount above 5 count is!

 

[Stumpkiller]

Around here when a month has an R in it, it means "no oysters".

Just the opposite in New York State & Maryland.

 

[Ricochet]

So, 5x .36" balls is the minimum count and largest shot that can be shot from a cartridge from a shot gun held on a shotgun licence.
Apparently it's not safe to shoot one ball above .36" but launching any amount above 5 count is!

Thats enough to make your head spin! Cant load just one, but if you shove 4 more down there with it...........Why don't you come over here with us and we can send a few hundred thousand back in your place that would get along just fine with that kind of thinking? Win/Win for all of us
Whats the temperature over there? Looks like it may be a bit cool out.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Thats enough to make your head spin! Cant load just one, but if you shove 4 more down there with it...........Why don't you come over here with us and we can send a few hundred thousand back in your place that would get along just fine with that kind of thinking? Win/Win for all of us
Whats the temperature over there? Looks like it may be a bit cool out.

Hi teens centigrade mid day. Rain for a few days now.

 

[Zonie]

(More useless trivia for those who want to know.)

To convert centigrade to Fahrenheit, multiply the number of centigrade times 1.8
Then, add 32 to the answer and you have it. For instance, 25°C is, (25 X 1.8) + 32 = 82.4°F.

To go the other way changing Fahrenheit to Centigrade, subtract 32 from the F. value and then divide the answer by 1.8. For instance 40°F -32 = 8. 8/1.8 = 4.444°C.

Now, back to the hunting.

 

[dragnetbill]

(More useless trivia for those who want to know.)

To convert centigrade to Fahrenheit, multiply the number of centigrade times 1.8
Then, add 32 to the answer and you have it. For instance, 25°C is, (25 X 1.8) + 32 = 82.4°F.

To go the other way changing Fahrenheit to Centigrade, subtract 32 from the F. value and then divide the answer by 1.8. For instance 40°F -32 = 8. 8/1.8 = 4.444°C.

Now, back to the hunting.

Had a dream last night that I was hunting; it was horrible; I was dripping sweat and missed the trophy of a lifetime by more than foot! Then it dawned on me, I had mixed up temperature conversion with ballistic calculation; I was overdressed and God only knows if I held too high or too low.
Too much "cipherin" for this old man.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Two licenses in UK.
One for rifled guns and unrestricted magazine capacities for certain types of smooth bored.
Another for shotguns.
Restrictions on slugs and buck shot above .36".
All restrictions for the above loads as written in law revolve around description of breach loading cartridges.
Some say muzzleloaders are exempt and some say not.
Someone had the police whisper in my ear so anything on here and elsewhere is for the sad individual that thought he was being clever.
Oh and I could apply to shoot a ball from my smooth bored via my firearm licence but not for hunting!
Confused? Wish now you never asked?
Try living here! Jumping off a bridge is often tempting!

Not trying to outdo the UK, although some legislators here seem determined to compete...,
So it varies here by state to state, and Maryland is not the worst state by about by about ten, but Maryland government is looking to catch up with the top ten!
So no buckshot for hunting...,
The largest shot allowed for Turkey is #4..., so while a full choked or super full choked water-fowling shotgun is often used for turkey, one cannot then use #2 steel, waterfowl shot on them.....
The modern guys in most of the state can't use a breech loading rifle, but a handgun is allowed, and is perfectly legal with a 16" barrel. The fact that single shot pistols, and types of rifles both having 16" barrels launch their bullets at the same MV is a fact that is not used to confuse the issue....
You can pass the muzzle loading portion of the hunting safety test without having been taught that using smokeless powder in your muzzleloader may kill you, and most certainly will maim you....
There are some others that I won't mention concerning muzzle loaders...

LD

 

[Britsmoothy]

Not trying to outdo the UK, although some legislators here seem determined to compete...,
So it varies here by state to state, and Maryland is not the worst state by about by about ten, but Maryland government is looking to catch up with the top ten!
So no buckshot for hunting...,
The largest shot allowed for Turkey is #4..., so while a full choked or super full choked water-fowling shotgun is often used for turkey, one cannot then use #2 steel, waterfowl shot on them.....
The modern guys in most of the state can't use a breech loading rifle, but a handgun is allowed, and is perfectly legal with a 16" barrel. The fact that single shot pistols, and types of rifles both having 16" barrels launch their bullets at the same MV is a fact that is not used to confuse the issue....
You can pass the muzzle loading portion of the hunting safety test without having been taught that using smokeless powder in your muzzleloader may kill you, and most certainly will maim you....
There are some others that I won't mention concerning muzzle loaders...

LD

Looks like you guys are suffering expertsyndrome too.
Expertsyndrome is worse than plague and twice as fast.
Numbness to commonsense and general polarisation soon consume them that hang on their words!

 

[Loyalist Dave]

"The more narrow the field of expertise, the more likely the expert person is to consider themselves expert in all fields".

Anyway, back to our show...

Have you tried "wax loads" where you add melted beeswax to the shot, inside a paper cartridge and allow it to harden, to tighten patterns in a cylinder bore gun?

LD

 

[Britsmoothy]

"The more narrow the field of expertise, the more likely the expert person is to consider themselves expert in all fields".

Anyway, back to our show...

Have you tried "wax loads" where you add melted beeswax to the shot, inside a paper cartridge and allow it to harden, to tighten patterns in a cylinder bore gun?

LD

No need for all that fuss Dave thanks.
Sometimes I am rebellious.

 

[Sun City]

Good month for eating RAW OYSTERS!!

 

[ppg1949]

Brit' do you patch the .36 balls or loose load them?
Up the rebels!

 

[smoothshooter]

Brit, you have our condolences.

Ever consider moving to the Colonies, but staying at least 400 miles from either coastline?
Something about salty air or something really has adverse effects on the brains of many in America.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Ever consider moving to the Colonies, but staying at least 400 miles from either coastline?
Something about salty air or something really has adverse effects on the brains of many in America.

Lol that's probably the problem over here!

 

[Britsmoothy]

Brit' do you patch the .36 balls or loose load them?
Up the rebels!

Just tipped in brother and a card on top.

It's a pain in the azz when you know it will shoot .445" like a rifle to 50!

 

[theoldredneck]

When dealing with anything "government" officials are involved in rule number one is that common sense and logic will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

 

[robinsroost]

Congratulations Nate. Your bunnies make ours look like runts. Nice twist around the pellet rules.

Formerly known as Deputy Dog

 

[ppg1949]

RR, I thought it was just me that thought those thumpers were unusually large. I wish we had some that big where I live but then the coyotes would probably get as big as a German Shepherds.

 

[Baxter]

I actually like them goulashes via a pressure cooker.

B.

If you wish to jump from a bridge, there is a very nice one in/at Lake Havasu, AZ and you may shoot all manner of balls from your firelock in this eminently sensible-about-firearms state without worry.
Wrabbit goulash - Yes!