Hollis&Sheath percussion Coach Shotgun
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Das Jaeger
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stop shooting the wrong ammo out of it then , was never made to be shootin plated anything , use the softest lead you can get and keep those loads down to 60 if you want a gun or face left
I think I remember your gunsmith telling you about the charge max already, but how he ever talked you into shooting plated shot :banghead: ..He should have known better . Or was that you in your infinate wisdom to over think this
Cheers , great video , keep um light though , LIGHTER than what you were shooting .
Jaeger
stop shooting the wrong ammo out of it then , was never made to be shootin plated anything , use the softest lead you can get and keep those loads down to 60 if you want a gun or face left
I think I remember your gunsmith telling you about the charge max already, but how he ever talked you into shooting plated shot :banghead: ..He should have known better . Or was that you in your infinate wisdom to over think this
Cheers , great video , keep um light though , LIGHTER than what you were shooting .
Jaeger
Ginormous
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Crap dlon21, I hate to hear that. Most likely you only went from improved cylinder to a cylinder bores.
This may be a case where softer Damascus steel barrels were a good thing.
Can you compare the shot patterns from the first shot to the last shot, or some variation thereof? Any difference that you can tell?
This may be a case where softer Damascus steel barrels were a good thing.
Can you compare the shot patterns from the first shot to the last shot, or some variation thereof? Any difference that you can tell?
Took a couple of photos of the muzzle. It doesn't look bad to me. I guess this gun was not made as a coach gun, it was sawn off at some time? These were built sometime between 1850-1860 I think, when did chokes appear? 1875? So even if this had an Improved choke, it would've disappeared.
Ginormous, no I haven't even thought of checking the difference of spread now from the first shot. Does this wear at the muzzle have any effect on the spread?
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Ginormous, no I haven't even thought of checking the difference of spread now from the first shot. Does this wear at the muzzle have any effect on the spread?
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Ginormous
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Dlon, I have no idea when shotgun chokes were first devised. That's a good question for sure and one someone will hopefully answer for you shortly.
If the barrels were shortened at some point, likely much or all of the choke (if any existed) is gone. What makes you think the barrels were shortened? It's not very apparent to me from your photographs if they were.
Also, I would tend to think that any muzzle wear on a shotgun would affect the pattern. As old as it is, I'd just accept the pattern you get and leave it at that. I would definitely shoot only lead shot from now on however. Leave the BB's in your BB gun.
On your next outing with this piece, take the time to pattern it at 30 yards/27 meters or so. Use a 30 inch/76cm circle and use that pattern to calculate your equivalent choke from any of several charts available on the web.
And post pics!
If the barrels were shortened at some point, likely much or all of the choke (if any existed) is gone. What makes you think the barrels were shortened? It's not very apparent to me from your photographs if they were.
Also, I would tend to think that any muzzle wear on a shotgun would affect the pattern. As old as it is, I'd just accept the pattern you get and leave it at that. I would definitely shoot only lead shot from now on however. Leave the BB's in your BB gun.
On your next outing with this piece, take the time to pattern it at 30 yards/27 meters or so. Use a 30 inch/76cm circle and use that pattern to calculate your equivalent choke from any of several charts available on the web.
And post pics!
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