8 ga

[charlie cleveland]

just finished up some 8 ga deer rounds...they are as follows...3 1/4 inch winchester see thru hull plastic...win.209 primer...40 grains of alliant blue dot...1 sp8 rem. wad withshot cup cut off..then two 1/2 inch filler wads... then one 2 ounce round lead ball..hot glue ball in place... all thats needed then is a deer to shoot... this is a mild load very good on gun and shoulder but should be bad on deer... ive shot several of these loads in the parker with the short barrels... charlie

[ch]

875 grains yup bet it will get the job done.

[Rodney Short]

jeez and i thought my 335gr 60 cal saboted ball load was sumthin,lol i use 100gr of FF 777 and fiber wads, then a sturdy CIL ramwad with a 600dia ball, a card over the ball then a roll crimp, pretty mean in a 12 gauge 40 yards shoots as gd as a slug gun, no kidding,
who says damascus barrels shouldnt shoot slug loads? lol i shoot this load in a remington 1894 sxs 12g Grade A with ejectors, both barrels choked improve modified

and for the record, CIL is long out of business, i bout 2000 of these wads at a show for 10$ they work well for paper shotshell loads as i have data for them in the bag they came in for smokeless loads

[Bill Murphy]

Charlie, what are you using to cast those balls? Is there any sign of accuracy?

[charlie cleveland]

bill im using a mold made of brass that i got from a fellow over in england...the accuracy is not great bill..ive shot the load proably 50 times and on the average it groups in a 8 inch circle at 40 yards..if i had good sights on the old parker i mite be able to stretch it out to 50 yards. but my sight on the old parker is a huge front bead...at present im limiting myself to a 35 yard shot..have not pulled the trigger yet but hopefully will soon get a shot... some one here on the forem gave me name of the fellow who makes the moulds.they are top quality and very nice with my name the 8 ga and size of the mold on it...bill you d be proud of one of these in your collection or anybody with an 8 ga gun..you do have to measure the bore size at the muzzle..i kepy mine bore size at .004 under the actual bore size...my old 8 ga barrels have been cut from 32 inch to 26 1/4 inch so she has a pretty good size bore...the ball that goes to the parker will not even start to roll down the old f a lommis i got from destrey...so it is important to measure the bore good... i need to practice some more these loads im using aredecent on the gun and shoulder... charlie

[OH Osthaus]

Charlie - A .490 round ball runs about 39 to a pound and over 70 grains of FF will take a modest sized deer right off its feet inside 75 yards.

That load of yours ought to field dress it as well

[charlie cleveland]

only thing ive got to shoot yet was a 5 gallon can filled with water...you can imagine the damage busted that old can good...i hope to get to field dress a deer soon..after i get a deer with the pumpkin ball load i want to try a 10 ga ball load... charlie

[Paul Harm]

Bill, the fellow who makes the molds is jeff@jt-bullet-moulds.co.uk I bought two back in 2003 -back then cost me $52 for both. His state side address was
J.J. Tanner c/o H.C. markham
3745 Ingraham Street
San degio, Ca 92109 accross the pond was
23, Passingham Ave
Billericay, Essex, CM11 2TD

[charlie cleveland]

yes thats the man i got my 8 ga mould from...and they are a work of art.really nice lookin and mak a beautiful ball... charlie