New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?

[prairie dog]

I took that new shotgun to the Texas Muzzle Loading Riffle Association's Fall shoot this past weekend.  I won a short range trap match with it.  

I was shooting a 3 dram (82 grains 2-F) - 1 1/4 ounce load of #8 shot.  

It looks like the shotgun is going to work out for me.

[cyotewa]

I have one like it but I got mine in about 1975. I took it to the corn field across the road today and got a couple honkers. I use 1-3/8 oz shot in a red pacific wad over 100 grains of GO powder (predecessor of GOEX).

[sse]

Whoa...knocking down a goose...that's some serious shooting...

[Roaddog]

Well now That is some good sootn and ya put a good sneek on them honkers.That's dang hard to do.My hats off to you two hunters

[cyotewa]

I went to our cut corn field again today and the Navy Arms did its part again, it took 4 shots to get 3 birds.

[No Deer]

I have one like it but I got mine in about 1975. I took it to the corn field across the road today and got a couple honkers. I use 1-3/8 oz shot in a red pacific wad over 100 grains of GO powder (predecessor of GOEX).

Nice going.  What kind of shot are you using? Bismuth? tungsten?...

[cyotewa]

I use lead when I can but when required I use Bismuth. Ten pounds of Bismuth cost the same as my Navy Arms side by side did new!!! Mine is SN#300 and my Dixie lite chrome bore side by side is SN# 102.

[cyotewa]

The pacific Red wads that I use aren't made anymore but with the oversize bores in the Navy Arms they were the closest fit so I have several thousand of them. After some experimenting I found the best luck using a .03 to .07 thick over powder wad then the red wad. I have a 12ga. wad punch and use it to make over shot wads, I make them out of 1/2 gallon paper milk or juice cartons as they are plastic coated and don't absorb moisture as fast as the store bought wads.

[Feltwad]

Rob

Keep well away from plastic wads with black powder will give you a lot of trouble .
Feltwad

[cyotewa]

They have worked great for me for forty years and over 3000 plastic wads shot in my BP shotguns but I will quit using them as soon as they start giving me trouble:-)

[Feltwad]

Rob
I am only speaking from experience I have seen far to many black powder guns ruined through plastic  wads not only muzzle loaders but also breech loaders . They are one of the main reasons for barrel ripple also with build up of plastic in the bore may result in a bulge or worse still a bursted barrel .
Feltwad

[cyotewa]

PD...
The only problem I've had with this SxS is the locks. 20 yrs ago the right lock stuck at full cock and wouldn't fire. I had to take it apart and do a little stoning. Yesterday the left lock wouldn't stay at full cock. It isn't heat treated and rounded a some, had to stone that one a little too :-(    I can't complain too much though, I've shot over 3000 wads through it since I've owned it.