Dave Markowitz
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I have a few old H&R singles but my current favorite is this Remington Rolling Block converted into a 20 gauge shotgun after being surplussed by Sweden. It's actually the original barrel, bored out. It's date stamped 1867 on the bottom, covered by the forearm.
I had to make a new firing pin for it because the tip of the original was broken off. It's handy to have a small lathe.
The gun shoots well with my handloads of 7/8 oz. of #5 or #7.5 shot on top of an equal volume (~63 grains) or 2Fg or 3Fg black powder, in Magtech all brass hulls. If I can develop a good round ball load that shoots close to POA, I'll take it deer hunting, too.
I had to make a new firing pin for it because the tip of the original was broken off. It's handy to have a small lathe.
The gun shoots well with my handloads of 7/8 oz. of #5 or #7.5 shot on top of an equal volume (~63 grains) or 2Fg or 3Fg black powder, in Magtech all brass hulls. If I can develop a good round ball load that shoots close to POA, I'll take it deer hunting, too.