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Starting load for a .72 cal
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What ever your shoulder is happy with.
Me, I would drop 90gn .
Me, I would drop 90gn .
BJHabermehl
40 Cal
I built a .75 cal flint rifle with a really light weight custom Getz barrel some years ago for a customer who wanted a gun for stake shoots. After finishing it I had to try it out. With .70 grains of fff and a .735 round ball it was a pussy cat. The owner killed a deer with it and just a bit more powder. The deer made a few bounds and went down. Tickled me when I heard about it. BJH
JohnnieT
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I would start low, 70 grains or so, then work your way higher to find the best accuracy/performance.
JohnnieT
Percussion Enthusiast
Dixie Gun Works lists the Pedersoli Gibbs African Hunter .72 in their catalog. The recommended load stated is 100 Grains ffg and a .715 round ball. Again, I’d start a bit lower and work up to find the right load for you and your rifle.
I have the Pedersoli Kodiak in the same caliber with 1-75" rifling. I started with the recommended load of 90grs. FFg, a .010" patch and whatever .715" roundball I have available. Have also used 100grs. of Swiss Fg.
There has been no need to try anything else.
Independently, each barrel can hold a 2"-3" group at 100yds.
However, when firing a 100 yard group using both barrels one strikes approximately 6" higher than the other. The width of said group remains at 2"-3".
There are two fold down rear sights, one is used for the left barrel the other for the right. I was at first afraid I wouldn't remember which trigger does what - turns out it wasn't that big of a deal. That only comes into play when shooting at longer distances anyway. At 50 yards and closer it doesn't matter which/barrel trigger I use.
The rifle weighs enough that recoil hasn't been an issue.
There has been no need to try anything else.
Independently, each barrel can hold a 2"-3" group at 100yds.
However, when firing a 100 yard group using both barrels one strikes approximately 6" higher than the other. The width of said group remains at 2"-3".
There are two fold down rear sights, one is used for the left barrel the other for the right. I was at first afraid I wouldn't remember which trigger does what - turns out it wasn't that big of a deal. That only comes into play when shooting at longer distances anyway. At 50 yards and closer it doesn't matter which/barrel trigger I use.
The rifle weighs enough that recoil hasn't been an issue.
I, too, have had the Pedersoli Kodiak in .72. Starting with 70 or 80 grains is a fine idea. I worked up to 150 grains of FFg with the round ball and 120 with a conical, and of course the recoil was brisk, but manageable, due to the weight out front of those barrels. The Kodiak is a great deal of fun. I highly recommend one if you can find it.
