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Game Shooting (Read 1237 times)

Aug 27^th, 2011 at 8:12pm

Feltwad Offline
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With the game season soon to be with us are there any game shooters who shoot game with a muzzle loading or black powder hammer gun.What are the types prefered ,is it walking up, driven birds, or hide shooting for pigeons etc, and what is a favorite load.
For myself I prefere hide shooting and driven game using a volume load of 2.3/4 drms black powder to 1.1/16 oz of number 5 or 6 shot.

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Reply #1 - Aug 31^st, 2011 at 7:59pm

Feltwad Offline
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With no replies to this topic are the shotgun game shooters reluctant to put pen to paper
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Reply #2 - Mar 4^th, 2012 at 7:54pm

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With another successfull game season over and some good bags recorded.Guns used for the driven game shoots were sxs hammerguns or sxs muzzle loaders ,black powder only.
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Reply #3 - Mar 5^th, 2012 at 9:21pm

orsen carte Offline
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a lot of my duck shooting is done with black powder from hides/holes

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Reply #4 - Mar 6^th, 2012 at 5:57pm

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hi i also do a lot of game and vermin control with muzzle loaders and pinfires with good results. my favorite muzzle loading shooting, is ducks and geese with big bore guns [which i have several] they are very effective, with a reasonable charge they will do what you want. my personal opinion is that they pattern very well .

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Reply #5 - Mar 6^th, 2012 at 6:28pm

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Four Bore.

What bore size do you find best for fowling is it the mighty 4 or the easy on the shoulder 10.I did use the big bores in the past but now with my advancing years I go for the lighter bores.
Feltwad
PS How about a few images of your favourite

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Reply #6 - Mar 8^th, 2012 at 10:06pm

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hi i tend to use a 4 bore or 6 for the geese, they are big guns but the recoil is reasonable due to the weight, then for tide or decoying 8 or 10 which is very effective. sadly to put some images on is beyond my capabilities at the moment.

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Reply #7 - Mar 8^th, 2012 at 10:31pm

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I found the 6 bore a good gun also ,yes the weight absorbes the recoil Enclosed is an image of a 6 bore tubelock by Alfred Clayton who was one of the gun makers to the famous fowler Peter Hawker who mentioned him in his diary
Feltwad

Clayton Tube Lock

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