Airgun pellets and muzzloaders.

[Britsmoothy]

I've got thousands of 22 airgun pellets. Heavy, light and even a few .25.
Anyway it's been ages since I've shot a muzzloader so I dragged the 12g out and popped two caps on a dry patch to check for moisture.

Then I made a measure from a 3" hull to measure around 1&1/2oz of pellets.

Using just 65gn of fine powder 3&4f) I loaded three OS cards and a ball or brown paper and another card as a wad. After the pellets another card on top.
I loaded the gun three times this afternoon for two rabbits. I'll settle for that any day of the week. Recoil was strong and noticeable, just how I like it.

It was good to go back to basics, even with an unorthodox method of loading.

 

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[Christophero]

My guess is this is a rather short range affair. Yet, even if only one pellet connected in the right place said rabbit would lose that encounter instantly. Way to keep the legs exercised and the larder full.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

That's a very interesting gun. From here it looks like an over and under. Could you post a few more photos along with a description? Nice rabbit, by the way!

 

[Notchy Bob]

Congratulations on a successful hunt!

Have you patterned those pellets on paper? I would be interested in the results. I was wondering if the pellets might straighten out in flight, like a badminton shuttlecock, or if they would tumble. Results on paper might answer the question.

That's just academic, though. The pellets clearly work on game!

Notchy Bob

 

[Spikebuck]

Good hunt.

No Jess???

 

[Skychief]

That's great Nate! Save a few pellets for your springer!!!

 

[sheriff john]

I also have a Beretta O/U identical to yours, but never tried airgun pellets. Interesting concept as to whether projectiles weighted at one end really fly "heavy end first" (or not). I'm too cheap to shoot airgun pellets, but if some one shoots a bunch at paper targets, I'd like to see 'em.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Guys, it was a short range affair. 10&20 yards.
Skychief, I don't currently have a .22 air rifle, only 177.
I was in a gunshop a few years ago and asked if they had any shot. The proprietor said he had a small amount in an ammo box but the " boy" had tipped hundred of spilt airgun pellets in with it. I asked how much and bought it for a mere 10 English bucks!
It's taken some sorting and pretty much all the shot went on crows and pheasants.
The best 177 pellets go to the good air rifle for hunting. The lousy ones go to the garden plinker so my granddaughter and I can shoot 22lr cases and shotgun hulls.

The shotgun is indeed a Beretta not made by Beretta to celebrate 300 years of gun making . I don't own a Berretta as I don't really like their products except this one which wasn't made by them lol. It's what I call topsy turvy barreled gun.

No I haven't shot it at paper. I just reasoned if get plenty in the barrel and get close enough it should work. I doubt the pellets right themselves. I think they will knock themselves side ways completely randomly.
I'll let you in on a little secret of mine.....with these crazy loads I don't actually aim at the rabbit, I aim to the side of it , each rabbit took two pellets. One I recovered.

Clean up took ten minutes with boiled water, patches and an olive oil based mix.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Good hunt.

No Jess???

Sorry. No she had been out earlier so was resting.

 

[sheriff john]

So ...Notchy ..did your Beretta come with a whole passle of accessories like mine did? Some of it a bit unusual in appearance?