Hey gang! I’ve got a cylinder bore 20 gauge trade gun and want to try the Skychief load with #5 and #6 shot for small game hunting.
I’ve read all about the “recipe” as far as what wads to use etc., but very little on powder charges and amounts of shot to use.
How much powder and shot should I be testing? Also, does anyone have a formula for converting grains (such as found on an adjustable powder measure) to ounces of shot? For example, if using the same powder measure to also measure out shot, how many grains of volume equals 1 oz of shot? Does this vary much depending on the size of shot?
Thanks so much gang!
I’ve read all about the “recipe” as far as what wads to use etc., but very little on powder charges and amounts of shot to use.
How much powder and shot should I be testing? Also, does anyone have a formula for converting grains (such as found on an adjustable powder measure) to ounces of shot? For example, if using the same powder measure to also measure out shot, how many grains of volume equals 1 oz of shot? Does this vary much depending on the size of shot?
Thanks so much gang!