Traditional Muzzleloading Association

Shooting Traditional Firearms and Weapons => General Interest => Topic started by: RobD on October 09, 2013, 06:00:52 AM

Title: 54 smoothie ... with shot?
Post by: RobD on October 09, 2013, 06:00:52 AM

will a shot load for sqwerl or bird work at all well, or at least decent, with a 28 gauge smoothie?  

if so, what load and what shooting distances?  

just curious as i finish off the wood on my new tip curtis ....

Title: Re: 54 smoothie ... with shot?
Post by: mario on October 09, 2013, 11:59:53 PM

I used 60gr of 3F and 1.5x by volume of #6s. Kept a pretty good pattern with period wadding (tow, paper, etc) out to 25 yds or so.

Mario

Title: Re: 54 smoothie ... with shot?
Post by: Buzzard on October 10, 2013, 05:14:01 PM

In my 28ga, i shoot 50gr-3fg behind card wads and 7/8oz. (65gr vol) of 6's for small game up to pheasants. Like Mario, i'd say 25yds or so is good.

Title: Re: 54 smoothie ... with shot?
Post by: RobD on October 10, 2013, 05:24:44 PM

good scoop, thanx fellers.

Title: Re: 54 smoothie ... with shot?
Post by: Captchee on October 13, 2013, 07:50:13 AM

My Hudson Valley shoots a 1 1/2 oz of #7 1/2 backed by  70 grains of 2F , very well

Title: Re: 54 smoothie ... with shot?
Post by: Mad Irish Jack on December 12, 2013, 10:00:40 PM

I have a swamped 28 ga smooth Colerain barrel I swap out with the rifled barrel on my stock. For turkey and most small game I load by the volume method.  I use 70 gr FFg Goex; OS card;cushion wad, & 1.5X grains of pdr charge with any size shot (105 gr). Out to 40 yards it'll tear the head off a turkey. It is my best load developed. (Qualifier: This is what my guns taste requires. Yours,,.....maybe not so good. ) T+E= S,... That is; Trial + Error= Success!!