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Author Topic: hunting loads for a .75 ?  (Read 994 times)

Offline adkmountainken

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hunting loads for a .75 ?
« on: August 28, 2018, 06:11:39 AM »
i will be getting a .75 cal soon and was looking for suggestions on loads for small game, turkey and deer. i will be using Goex FF, a .765 cast rb and either #4 or #5 shot.  i plan to run bare ball if possible like i do with my .62 using hornets nest over powder and if need be over ball.  will go with patched rb if need be.  ok any load suggestions?

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Re: hunting loads for a .75 ?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2018, 06:34:06 AM »
if it's a true .75 smoothie, i'd suggest some testing for a good ball diameter first, and that will depend on whether the ball is naked or wrapped.  i think yer mention of a .765 ball was a typo.  also, personally, i'd rather wrap a ball in well lubed cloth, which will mean a much smaller ball diameter and a much tighter barrel fit than a naked ball.  a well lubed patch allows me consecutive loads without addressing fouling control and offers a better gas check.  i use a .590 or .595 ball w/.015 greased patch in a .62 (which, like most .62's is actually .615).

however, to be historically correct and emulate the 18th century fowler (if need be), tow was a favorite for loading ball or shot.  cloth was a premium and used for where it counted most - clothing.   wasp/bee nesting, leaves, mulch, balled dried grass, leather, paper - all were used for wadding.

as to loading shot, lotta variables that will require testing in yer gun.  the basics usually work at least ok - powder load, shot card, lubed shot cushion, shot load, over shot card wad.

lots of good ways to load a smoothie for ball, buck or bird shot.  more posts from others will show that .... but what yer gun wants might be diff'rent.

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Re: hunting loads for a .75 ?
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2018, 12:19:56 PM »
My carbine does well with a. 735 ball and 10 thousands patch. 90 gr. FF.
Smoothies can be picky about loads. While my carbine likes a patch my trade gun likes a bare ball over a standard wad column. Try everything then decide.

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Re: hunting loads for a .75 ?
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2018, 12:45:48 PM »
Sorry I'm late to the party.
My .75 likes 100 grains of Goex Fg, or 90 grains of Goex FFg. It's a pretty hefty thump, but that's what it takes to stabilize that small planetoid coming out the muzzle. I hope to transition to Old Eynsford soon, but there's quite a bit of Goex I still need to use up. At 90 or 100 grains per shot, it shouldn't take too long.  :)

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Re: hunting loads for a .75 ?
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2019, 05:08:27 PM »
Thanks for the info on various hunting loads for the .75 cal. I am just now trying to figure out what my trade gun prefers so all the various suggestions give me a good place to start. It is become obvious that I have some testing to do to figure out what works best for ol' Bodacious.
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