Mike_In_BC
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- Oct 23, 2006
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Hey, y'all. Quick question, I just got an old T/C "New Englander" caplock 12 gauge. It kinda looks like a T/C Hawken with the half stock, only the "New Englander" has a single trigger and a round barrel. (cylinder bore)
Anyway, I started wondering about using it like a smoothbore (which it is) so I scrounged up some balls for it. Now the questions, what kind of charge should I use? The ball is a .700 and is 550 grains or some such. I have been using 60 grains of 3f for 1 oz of shot. Should I patch it? If so how tight? Or should I ram down a fiber wad, then drop the ball in with a wad on top?
Anyway, I started wondering about using it like a smoothbore (which it is) so I scrounged up some balls for it. Now the questions, what kind of charge should I use? The ball is a .700 and is 550 grains or some such. I have been using 60 grains of 3f for 1 oz of shot. Should I patch it? If so how tight? Or should I ram down a fiber wad, then drop the ball in with a wad on top?