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Offline prairie dog

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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2014, 08:58:39 AM »
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.
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2015, 03:50:31 PM »
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).
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2015, 09:34:01 PM »
Whoa...knocking down a goose...that's some serious shooting... :bl th up
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2015, 06:53:33 AM »
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 :rt th
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2015, 11:00:23 PM »
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.
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #20 on: January 25, 2015, 06:32:49 AM »
Quote from: "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).


Nice going.  What kind of shot are you using? Bismuth? tungsten?...
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2015, 09:22:59 PM »
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.
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #22 on: January 26, 2015, 03:50:29 PM »
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.
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #23 on: January 27, 2015, 08:38:13 AM »
Rob

Keep well away from plastic wads with black powder will give you a lot of trouble .
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #24 on: January 27, 2015, 09:17:17 AM »
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:-)
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #25 on: January 27, 2015, 10:25:08 AM »
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 .
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Re: New double barrel shotgun questions and loads?
« Reply #26 on: February 24, 2015, 10:35:22 PM »
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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.
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