Navy Arms Pietta 12 ga. SxS

[Patocazador]

I've had this bug about trying a muzzleloading shotgun but didn't know anyone with one. So I decided to get one and try it. I'm sending off the check tomorrow.

I have delusions about loading it with buckshot in one barrel and a ball or slug in the other for deer hunting and also using it on doves with #8 shot.

What do I need for this delusion and where can I get the components. I have plenty of lead but am not aware of where I can buy a mold for Forster-type slugs. I also need cards and wads and maybe a shot dispenser.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Prairie Dawg]

Hi:
The Possible shop has wads and shot flasks:
http://www.possibleshop.com/s-s-wads-shotgun.html

http://www.possibleshop.com/s-s-shotgun-supply.html

Use a large round ball in the other barrel.
Or, this 12 gauge slug mould is on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LYMAN-12-gauge-475-grain-FOSTER-SLUG-MOULD-Steel-1-CAVITY-MOLD-2654012-new-/230942166814
--Dawg

 

[Patocazador]

Thanks Dawg.

 

[Crawdad1]

Bob, this is also a good site;

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Category.aspx/125

More info for shotguns;

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/170/1

 

[Crawdad1]

Also, IF you're going to carry your shot into the field as opposed to pre loaded, get the Irish headed shot flask, the English head is good but is a little more difficult to use in certain hunting situations. The Irish head is a lot more adaptable for hunting.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/99/1

some here also;

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/100/1

I've owned and hunted with a bunch of these shotguns, its a challenge but once you get the hang of them they are deadly.

 

[Malachi Leviticus Blue]

I've had that same itch myself but have yet to acquire a muzzleloading shotgun. Someday a real nice deal will show up, but so far I think the fact that reloading modern shot shells is so easy and inexpensive that I've just gone that route and keep waiting for a better deal on a muzzleloading shotgun to turn up. I might have to keep a better eye out.

 

[Doak]

www.circlefly.com

For wads & cards. They're the source for other suppliers.

 

[elhombreconnonombre]

You might do a search for candle cartridges used back in the 1830s for hunting, basically a premade shot in beeswax or tallow matrix loladed over the powder charge...easy to make and quick to load.

 

[PapaG]

Used to shoot Lyman Foster slugs in a Navy Arms "Magnum" BP double...patched them and they shot pretty well. I think I used about 3 1/2 drams of FFg.
You can get the Lee Keydrive slug moulds for about $30. Get the 1 oz one, patch it tight and see how it shoots.
I'd recommend checking the second barrel to be sure the slug/or shot has not moved forward after firing the first barrel. Never happened to me but if you load stiff it could move forward under recoil.
I loaded the powder, a .135 card wad, the slug patched in an oiled Indian Head linen patch. Try different patch materials and choose the one that requires a good whap on the short starter to get it in the bore and a good shove to get it down. Less chance of it moving.

 

[44 Dave]

Would one barrel have some choke, my Pedersoli does. I have some rifled slugs removed from old 12 gauge shells but hesitated to use them.

 

[PapaG]

Mine were both cylinder to begin with. I jug choked them both to somewhere between I.C. And mod.

 

[Pete D.]

Pietta

I have a Pietta 12 ga. SXS.... took a pheasant with it just before deer season started here in PA.
I carry preloaded charges - plastic vials. A dozen or so of 1-1/8 oz #6 shot in one pocket and an equal amount loaded with 75 grains of FFg BP in another. Wads and cards also in pockets. Caps are in a holder around my neck.
Loading other than shot....stay with a patched round ball...easier all around and effective...as large a ball and thick a patch as you can get down the bore.