WTK- .52 Smooth bore Murdoch pistol load???

[Curt LaManna]

I just got in one of these and it's fun to shoot so far. I'd like some loading data for a .509 RB and some shot loads too please?
I was going to start with a shot load of 230 grns of #5 shot over 35 grns of 3F. That's a .45 Long Colt shell full of this size shot.
The load I've shot so far is 6 .24 cal Buck shot over 25 grns of 3F which seems really light to shoot.
Thanks for any help and suggestions for this pistol!

 

[CoyoteJoe]

My admittedly limited experience with shot loads from pistols has shown very poor penetration. I wouldn't use them on anything much larger than a sparrow and the pattern won't be dense enough to reliably hit a sparrow much past five paces.

 

[Curt LaManna]

And you need an awful lot of them to fill 4 dinner plates! :grin:

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Sad but true. :haha: