.58 smoothbore

[Tn poor boy]

Owned a .58 smoothbores. They work fine with shot.

What powder and shot load max and minimum

 

[Britsmoothy]

What powder and shot load max and minimum

I use to drop an once in mine with a touch less powder column wise. Around 60gns of 3f.

 

[tenngun]

What powder and shot load max and minimum

Max loads are often not the best. Get a tuna can. Set it at twentyfive yards and fire away. Start with sixty grains and 7/8 Oz shot. Do you have enough to penetrate the bottom, do you have enough for a reliable hit
Increase shot up to 1 and 1/2
Generally twenty five yards is plenty for a cylinder bore. Mike belive shot 2 Oz in his .62 and got hits on a turkey head target at forty yards, but not reliably. He could have easily had a wound or even a complete miss with that load.
Increase weight of shot over powder. Increased powder can ‘blow’ a pattern you may find charges as high as eighty grains inefficient
A Squareload or a little heavier on shot usually gives your best results. That’s same volume of shot as powder. 70 grains of powder is about one ounce of shot.

 

[bigted]

Little surprised that the "Skychief" method has not been mentioned. ... but then we ARE talking 24 gauge.

Seriously tho, why not use or try the Skychief method in a 58 smoothie?

 

[Britsmoothy]

Little surprised that the "Skychief" method has not been mentioned. ... but then we ARE talking 24 gauge.

Seriously tho, why not use or try the Skychief method in a 58 smoothie?

Probably due to it being difficult to find a fibre wad to soak in oil.

 

[Robby]

I hope to have my .58 finished up with plenty of time to test loads for this springs turkey season. I did find wads and my first test will be the Skychief load.
Robby