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Muzzle loader 2X

Da-TankDa-Tank Member Posts: 3,718 ✭✭
edited March 2014 in Black Powder and Cowboy Action Shooting
Does anybody have any loads worked up on this gun?
I've started with 70 gr. ffg and the same amount #9 shot in volume. Seems to work real good.
What would be the load on #5 shot?
Also what is the best turkey load?
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  • cbyerlycbyerly Member Posts: 689 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What gun? a 70 grain load of ffg in a 12 ga is a little light for wing shooting.
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,388 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    same volume no matter shot size. have fun
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  • Chief ShawayChief Shaway Member, Moderator Posts: 6,268 ******
    edited November -1
    Try different loads and pattern on a pattern board.
    In my Bess, which is a flint 12 gauge, I used 120 grains 2FF and 1 1/2 or 1 3/4oz shot for turkeys don't remember which one.
    Doubt you'd want to shoot that heavy a load in a side by side tho.
    A rule of thumb we used was if it would penetrate a soup can at a given distance, it was good enough to put a long beard down.
    Good luck.
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