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Buckshot loads in a 28 gauge smoothboe

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Did a search and there isn’t much.
Yeah,, What do you need "buckshot" for?
Why not just shot?
I mean honest a 28 is less than a .54cal. In a smoothy that small size, the shot size isn't the load column issue.
Don't count "pellets", count weight, with that small a bore 230-250grns maybe a max at 300grns of "shot",,
 
Would not see any use for a 28 except in an unmentionable for bragging rights in the dove field or the range. One guy at the club was told his was a butterfly gun. Yes, rude. But still.....

I have a dainty 20 by W.C. Scott. A joy to carry and shoot. Its caliber limitations are real and I work within them.
 
I just built a 54 cal (28) smoothbore as a poor man’s trade rifle. I have shot “shot” loads of about 200 grains from my TC Hawken for grouse and rabbits and it worked ok. I was just at the range yesterday with the new smoothbore and tried 7/8 oz of #6 and #2 shot and it actually patterned pretty good at 20 yards. Good enough for grouse and rabbits for sure. I also had pretty good luck with a .535 PRB. Just naval gazing what buckshot might be like for shooting does in the tight woods?
 
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Did a search and there isn’t much. Read a little and sounds like #3 or #4 would be the way to go. Anybody done this? If a #4 only weighs 21 grains, how many do you use in a load?
with #4 Buck...
9 if they will lay even in layers of 3 each,
10 if they will only lay in layers of 2 each.
This is a half ounce of lead load

LD
 
Yeah,, What do you need "buckshot" for?
Why not just shot?
I mean honest a 28 is less than a .54cal. In a smoothy that small size, the shot size isn't the load column issue.
Don't count "pellets", count weight, with that small a bore 230-250grns maybe a max at 300grns of "shot",,
A true 28 ga is .55 caliber. But I wouldn't shoot buck shot in mine
 
Go with Ohio Rusty. The whole deal is how the pellets stack and you can't use modern information because the hull reduces the diameter of the space available.
 
No just not much point in it. To get 3 balls to lay flat together you would have to go pretty small. The breech on a properly built smoothbore is usually pretty substantial.
 
I would say a tri-ball load for anything larger than a fox or racoon. Three balls are considered buckshot in many locations whereas two are not. #4 may be good for up to coyote but I have no experience with that.
 
I did. I just finished this blanket gun.
Tried 00 buck cause that’s all I had. It spread out quickly, but I still had fun experimenting! I had two hits out of five shot, twice in a row at like 20 ft. Not good. When I cast some #4 buck I will try that out too.
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I have a full length 28 smooth rifle that I will be trying the #4 buck in. So far it’s performed well with .53 ball and #6 shot.
 
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