Gordon
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That's the maximum reccomended load. I have not put that much powder in it, I stick to 90 grains of 2F Goex. I have used a heavier shot load tho, I used 1 3/4 .oz of # 7.5 shot with 85 grains 2F for brush quail and tree rats best.
The short shotgun and revolver combination was often used by the Missouri irregulars during the War between the states.I also have a 10 Ga. Sawed off ( 16") percussion double Pedersoli , but that is far too nice to play with stuffing the bore with crap Like I said in prior posts ; if I was back in time when I could get a percussion gun like that it would be the ultimate defensive weapon . back it with a couple revolvers and you would be a force to reckon with.
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I guess in a real sense, the smoothbore is much more practical for hunting in general. Having never fired one, or even seen one at the range in my tiny rural town, my only ideas about their practicality for deer hunting come from what I've read: mostly that the smoothbore muskets were only accurate enough to reliably hit roughly center-of-mass on a man-sized target out to 75 yards or so. That made me think they wouldn't be an ethical choice for deer hunting. When I think about the average range of the shots I've made on deer over the years, I guess the smoothbore wouldn't be too bad...
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Jim Watson, I am not sure about its weight. The muzzle end is about an inch across the flats, and at the breech end, it's well over an inch. It's pretty heavy right now but there's still a lot of lumber in the stock. I imagine it will be heavier than most, but I plan on removing a lot of wood. I just went to have a look at it, and have attached a few pictures. The LOP is around 16" with a 3/8" cast-off (I am 6'5" tall; sitting on its butt, it comes up to my just under my chin). It appears I have also inlet the breechplug tang, and inlet and installed the barrel lugs down the length of the stock. I have also inlet the rear-most ramrod thimble.
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The short shotgun and revolver combination was often used by the Missouri irregulars during the War between the states.
Thanks Articap, I was curious about North Star West, sounds like Matt Denison may have passed. I guess there's no word if anyone took over the business?
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CVA 12ga Hawken style shotgun. Has a bead sight and screw in chokes. I only got 1 choke tube with it and I can't figure out what chokes it takes. Can anybody help???
Have you tried it with a golf ball? Would cause a bit of a stir at the golf course.