I posted this in one other place so some of you that venture off this forum may have seen this. My intent is just to share information for interested people so I think there may be a bigger audience here that would find some relevance.
I carried my .62 smoothbore double as a back-up for some Water Buffalo hunters at my Texas ranch. They were surprised I relied on it. The clients used their modern double-rifle. My purpose was only to shoot if we were literally being charged and my shot would be at very close range and in the head. I'm a retired PH so all things considered I was confident this .62 would be fine for the intended purpose if necessary. It wasn't, but the clients were intrigued and asked to give it a try on a little ram hunt. A sheep is no challenge for a .62 caliber ball, but I am showcasing the versatility of the smoothbore! Loaded with 80 grains of FFFg, a card and 1/2" wad, a .626 ball (left barrel uses .610) and two cards over the ball it is getting 1588 fps. It has two beads, a flat top middle bead and a rounded front bead. If you make a little "8" with the beads the impact is right on top of the "8" at 35-yard and the right and left barrel will touch shots. At 50-yards the right barrel is slightly high and left and the left barrel is slightly right - about 1-inch apart. Frankly, I have never shot it past 50-yards. Anyway, we eased through some heavy brush while watching the wind and got to 37-yards of some feeding and resting rams. The client aimed a few times to understand how to sight. When he sent the ball towards the ram he instantly got a big smile. It appeared as if the ball lifted the ram off the ground and dropped it. It did not flinch. This is my 12-year old son's gun. He shot doves and a deer with it and I recently shot a turkey and a hog. Very versatile gun in this caliber and configuration! (NOTE: I don't have permission to post the clients photos - hence the makeup)
I carried my .62 smoothbore double as a back-up for some Water Buffalo hunters at my Texas ranch. They were surprised I relied on it. The clients used their modern double-rifle. My purpose was only to shoot if we were literally being charged and my shot would be at very close range and in the head. I'm a retired PH so all things considered I was confident this .62 would be fine for the intended purpose if necessary. It wasn't, but the clients were intrigued and asked to give it a try on a little ram hunt. A sheep is no challenge for a .62 caliber ball, but I am showcasing the versatility of the smoothbore! Loaded with 80 grains of FFFg, a card and 1/2" wad, a .626 ball (left barrel uses .610) and two cards over the ball it is getting 1588 fps. It has two beads, a flat top middle bead and a rounded front bead. If you make a little "8" with the beads the impact is right on top of the "8" at 35-yard and the right and left barrel will touch shots. At 50-yards the right barrel is slightly high and left and the left barrel is slightly right - about 1-inch apart. Frankly, I have never shot it past 50-yards. Anyway, we eased through some heavy brush while watching the wind and got to 37-yards of some feeding and resting rams. The client aimed a few times to understand how to sight. When he sent the ball towards the ram he instantly got a big smile. It appeared as if the ball lifted the ram off the ground and dropped it. It did not flinch. This is my 12-year old son's gun. He shot doves and a deer with it and I recently shot a turkey and a hog. Very versatile gun in this caliber and configuration! (NOTE: I don't have permission to post the clients photos - hence the makeup)