.62 caliber smooth bore
 

Tomorrow I will go out and try this .62 caliber smoothbore and see how well it can throw some big lead ball around. I also have some shot I want to try working up a turkey load with it. I figure it should smooth out somewhere in the 80 grains of FFg range. How do you measure shot when you do not have a small ounce cup? Someone told me you could measure about the same amount of lead shot as you do power, and come close to being right. Any ideas?

RE: .62 caliber smooth bore
 

I use the same measure for powder and shot. 1 to 1 ratio seems to give the best balanced loads for me. I shoot a 20 bore fowler.

RE: .62 caliber smooth bore
 

Thanks Charley... I tried some #4 Buckshot. I loaded 70 grains of Pyrodex RS and 70 grains worth of #4 Buck. Needless to day it was only 20 pellets for the load. I shot at a pepsi can at 25 yards and hit about five of them in the can at that distance. I noticed the pattern was spread out pretty good in the snow, so I will make some paper shot cups and see if I can not get them tighter. I am going over to a friends and get some plastic 20 gauge shot cups and some #6 shot and see what other loads I can make up.

RE: .62 caliber smooth bore
 

ive shot a 12 gauge blackpowder shotgun and ive figured that if you use the same measurement for shot and powder and keep it to medium loads that usually turns out great patterns

RE: .62 caliber smooth bore
 

From all I have read, that is the general rule of thumb.. Then they fix the patterns through powder charge and shot cups. I am having a lot of fun shooting the smooth bore. What kind of range to do you get with your loads out of that 12 gauge?