For some time now I've been considering buying a Lyman barrel for my Deerstalker to have bored to 28 ga and adding a screw-in choke installed (cyl and full).
Two barrels are drop-in and I'm uncertain what I really want. The 24" Deerstalker and 28" Trade Rifle.
The shorter barrel seems more handy, especially for small game hunting. But the longer barrel seems more ideal for turkey hunting (if it will do well enough).
As for turkey use I see no reason why I couldn't load it up on the heavy side using the .54 cal info. I'm not sure if I'd need all of that powder or not (a can will tell), but I have read up on how more shot (volume) to powder will help keep the pattern more dense.
If the .54 cal can load a slug that weighs about 1 1/32 of an ounce over 90 grns of 3F (110 grns of 2F) I don't see why I couldn't get fairly close to the bottom edge of a 20 ga load by reducing the powder charge a little. In theory it sounds good...
This would mostly be a small game gun, and so I lean towards the shorter barrel. But I guess I'm not convinced... What would you choose and why?
I like the idea of the Lyman working much like a T/C Contender with various barrels and have a few other ideas. I think this will be my next BP venture.
Two barrels are drop-in and I'm uncertain what I really want. The 24" Deerstalker and 28" Trade Rifle.
The shorter barrel seems more handy, especially for small game hunting. But the longer barrel seems more ideal for turkey hunting (if it will do well enough).
As for turkey use I see no reason why I couldn't load it up on the heavy side using the .54 cal info. I'm not sure if I'd need all of that powder or not (a can will tell), but I have read up on how more shot (volume) to powder will help keep the pattern more dense.
If the .54 cal can load a slug that weighs about 1 1/32 of an ounce over 90 grns of 3F (110 grns of 2F) I don't see why I couldn't get fairly close to the bottom edge of a 20 ga load by reducing the powder charge a little. In theory it sounds good...
This would mostly be a small game gun, and so I lean towards the shorter barrel. But I guess I'm not convinced... What would you choose and why?
I like the idea of the Lyman working much like a T/C Contender with various barrels and have a few other ideas. I think this will be my next BP venture.