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Post by Old Solitair on May 3, 2014 21:45:09 GMT -7
For some reason it wouldn't let me reply to Leif's post on this subject? Anyway here are a couple of sketches of my first shots from my rifle. About 30 - 35 yards, #4 shot, about 90 grains powder. There are some open spots, but heck I wouldn't want to be in front of it. Your Obt. Sevt. Bill   |
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Post by Leifer on May 5, 2014 9:20:29 GMT -7
Looks like that outta do the job!
So, I've tried searching all through that other forum, and I must be daft with my searching skills. When you load shot in your rifle, do you do: powder, patch, shot, patch?
Leifer
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Post by teakmtn on May 5, 2014 9:25:27 GMT -7
Bill, all things considered, i'd call that a pretty good pattern. How did you set up your load? In other words, did you use any type of wadding, over powder/shot cards or some type of "shot cup"? I'm wondering what bare lead shot might do to the rifling? Otherwise that pattern with #4 ball/shot (IIRCC that's about 25 caliber) would do a pretty good job on small game. Heck, it'd probably take down a small deer. In any event, thanks for sharing your experiments.
Doug T.
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Post by Old Solitair on May 5, 2014 9:59:54 GMT -7
Nothing fancy , just what a person would have in his bag in the 1830's. Never seen in inventories any mentioning of any type of shot wads, plenty of shot. Same measure for round ball, equal shot to powder. Powder, a piece of cotton cloth cut with my knife, spit on stuffed down on top of the powder, shot, another piece of cloth on top. Big enough to be wadded up tight to hold it all. It works with rabbits so far. I would not use it on deer, it does not have that kind of penetration power. Small game, birds and such.
Your Obt. Sevt.
Bill
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Post by isaac on May 6, 2014 6:25:49 GMT -7
I love seeing this and am curious to any references to this being done historically (not that I doubt it much). I love my smoothies and their "versatility." This concept has been argued to death on some forums, especially regarding needs for guys in the west/mountains. Anyway, the idea that a guy could shoot shot from a rifle throws a fun monkey wrench into a lot of the arguments. Today, most guys do not consider this option and fear the shot will bugger up their rifling, but I doubt that was cared/worried about much historically.
IW
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