Shotguns loading technique

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Found a better fit hole saw! 7/8"

I don't know what a cushion wad weights filled with oil ?

 

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That's how much corn meal.. teaspoon amount.

I don't know if it matters. How much weight total were pushing.. with the 1.5oz shot the carrot an everything. It's at around 1.75oz.

 

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There good for the range. I had a few FTF.. they have half the pop compared to RWS..

 

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Back to tobacco.. going to crush that "Fine" maybe add a little more and try it.

Is allot lighter per volume

A full cup is still lighter in weight.

Used a unmentionable cup 3.5"... I shaked it up in there and poured out nice. It mixed nice

 

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I use a bottle for shot to put from..
Works better with the buffers..

I'm just getting ready to go the range..

 

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Finally! Done. Everything.

It fit nice. Its a good amount.

Anyone else with that range problem? Trying to fit everything organized in some way.

I have a couple different bags and tool boxes... the pistol bag OK.

Without breaking everything out. It's good..

I do have a small Walmart ammo can in there for powder shot scale measuring etc..

 

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Forgot the carrots at home so I just shot to have something to compair..

With just cards and tobacco.. no

 

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Ten gauge cards for the choked new englander fit better.. I think it's a ten gauge.. the 12ga wads and cards pushed easy to easy. I was wondering that the first time I shot it the wads just drop with the rod down...

Turkey choke. Pattern
Nothing came out like great.

 

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Did these quick. To check my fit.

Tight bond glue.

It goes quick. That stuck in 5 or 10 min I pulled them from the mold. It sets as your forming it. It's

Going to try a poker card.

 

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First batch to tight.

Second batch... fit but smidgen loose fall right down...

When I cutt slits. good fit..

The poker card is better stronger. Dollar store cards for a buck.. takes a smidgen longer for the glue to set.

I twisted it to roll crimp the bottom edge a little..

Used two pieces of card with a little tight bond for the base.

 

[Ponderosaman]

I hate to add another variable, but a good lubricant helped close some of the holes in my pattern.

 

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I hate to add another variable, but a good lubricant helped close some of the holes in my pattern.

Like bore butter?

 

[Ponderosaman]

Like bore butter?

The paper fiber wads are basically a wax ball. I got some lanolin, but haven’t tried it yet. I tried using no wad, no lube and it made loading difficult and my pattern was less dense.

 

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carrot made loading easyer.

I was shooting like 1 inch.. 1.25 carrot wads.. they were a little loose fit. I have a tight fit hole saw now.

The larger carrot probably was cranking out of there to fast compared to the shot.

I'm trying 1/2" carrot overshot wads or smaller next time.

 

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There's allot to try and adjust... better powder etc.

Tomorrow I have to go shoot.. going out turkey Saturday..

try a couple things threw the choked new englander.

 

[stank]

You have done a lot of good work on this. Outstanding. But I have trouble following what you are doing. You’re bouncing around too much for me.
I too enjoy playing with off the wall loads (potatoes). That’s how the skychief load was developed. Loading up something that shouldn’t work but it did. I personally have not found anything better than the skychief load out of a cylinder bore but you never know. Keep up the good work.
Regards
Stank

 

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Lol it is too much.

I'd do a re do of it.. more organized.. still learning

There's more ideas than I have time or supplies to try.

When I got to the range I was like yea I have to try one thing at a time..

 

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I need to test more.. before posting.

Try to keep less clutter. Keep it Easyer to follow. I wasn't even sure if what to call this topic..

 

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Both guns are shooting good with just overshot.

The choked new englander and DP10

4 overshot nitro.. 1 over the shot..

Lol.. everything else not so good yet.

 

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I usually add 1wool cushion wad on top of the overshotZ..
Even that hurt the pattern a little..

The carrot was fun to shoot.. 1/4" did OK.. larger 1/2" was worse.

The heavey buffered did worse in both guns so far... even tried a mix.

3 wool wad nitro.. not so good either.

I guess next is check my IC barrel on the pedersoli. With card to start.

I do have to try less buffer.. and a few other things.

This was with the pyrodex.. I have just enough blackpowder for the turkey.. and to much pyrodex.

I have to take a ride get supplies.

I'll have to get cushion wads to try the regular skychief.