Well it's actually a blunderbuss but same concept. Anyone have experience with muzzle-loading BP shotguns?
The gun I just bought came with some basic info on max load of BP and max weight of shot, but is a little lax on information on wadding and loading procedures.
Black powder muzzleloading shotgun experience?
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Re: Black powder muzzleloading shotgun experience?
you can probably find some youtube vids, capandball has been hunting with a shotgun lately...
I had a pedersoli SxS 25+ years ago, I sold it to fund other things, and on the rare occasions every decade or so when I get interested in shotgunning I wish I still had it. So I started searching again... sold out everywhere.... I'll wait till the next container from Italy comes in.
3 drams of FFg or Fg, an over-powder wad, a cushion wad, 1 oz of shot, an over-shot wad, prime... bird - butt - body - beak - bang.
the cushion wad is about 1/2" thick, the others are like simple cardboard.
make sure the charge is tamped down with no air gaps.
wads:
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/170/1
if you look at a box of modern shells, it might say "3 dram eq", that is the smokeless equivalent of 3 drams of black powder or something like that. a dram is 27 gr, so that's about 80 gr.
CHECK THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR RECOMMENDED OR MAX CHARGE!!!!
shoot good
Poole
I had a pedersoli SxS 25+ years ago, I sold it to fund other things, and on the rare occasions every decade or so when I get interested in shotgunning I wish I still had it. So I started searching again... sold out everywhere.... I'll wait till the next container from Italy comes in.
3 drams of FFg or Fg, an over-powder wad, a cushion wad, 1 oz of shot, an over-shot wad, prime... bird - butt - body - beak - bang.
the cushion wad is about 1/2" thick, the others are like simple cardboard.
make sure the charge is tamped down with no air gaps.
wads:
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/170/1
if you look at a box of modern shells, it might say "3 dram eq", that is the smokeless equivalent of 3 drams of black powder or something like that. a dram is 27 gr, so that's about 80 gr.
CHECK THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR RECOMMENDED OR MAX CHARGE!!!!
shoot good
Poole
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Re: Black powder muzzleloading shotgun experience?
Carl on InRange TV just did a video on blunderbusses.
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Re: Black powder muzzleloading shotgun experience?
join muzzleloadingforum.com
- Bill Poole
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Re: Black powder muzzleloading shotgun experience?
Its fun.
And easier than loading up a proper rifle. Especially if you get an Italian 12 ga magnum with chromed bores.
90gr 2Fg, over powder wad, cushion, .710 tight patched round ball equal a poor man's double rifle.
And easier than loading up a proper rifle. Especially if you get an Italian 12 ga magnum with chromed bores.
90gr 2Fg, over powder wad, cushion, .710 tight patched round ball equal a poor man's double rifle.
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Re: Black powder muzzleloading shotgun experience?
keep up with the good info. This project is on my list.
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Re: Black powder muzzleloading shotgun experience?
I've been thinking about building one of those traditions blunderbuss kits. Looks like it'd be fun.
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Re: Black powder muzzleloading shotgun experience?
its late december and I see Midway has the Pedersoli 12ga https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1022198172?pid=337241 (its modified/full) a deluxe version https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1023033690?pid=845321 and a 20ga version https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1023083257?pid=548415 .