While you might be onto something I don’t think I’d remmember while hunting to sight down a particular barrel and besides they’re supposed to be regulated to cross at some point . I dunno if masking tape will work on roundballs I’ve only done that with slugs . I have however seen some roundballs Ross Seyfried had paper patched for a rifled 8 bore double .

I’d used up all the 000000 pellets so decided to cast today .Just finished casting enough of the 000000 balls for 10-12 rounds and seven of the .775” balls . My outdoor thermometer in the shade said 98 . Ran the weed eater around the house while I was waiting for the lead to liquify . Then goterdone as quick as possible !

The 000000 I cast the other day I decided to roll between two pieces of steel today to kinda round out the spruce area . So while at the shop today I rolled about half of what I cast . When I got home I loaded two rounds with International Clays and six pellets with buffer . And shortly I shot one from the right and one from the left at 30 yards . BOTH barrels tightened up the pattern noticeably although POI was a touch left of POA . When I got back in the house I loaded two more for Damage Control Tuesday evening !

poor little deer better not come for a snack tonite....your throwing some pretty tight patterns now.....charlie

Hopefully we’ll see Tuesday evening ! That was at thirty yards I have half a notion to try out to forty but hold a touch higher and a touch right .

I ordered the .775" roundball mold for punkin ball loads in the hammer 8 . The nammerless 8 I have has a slightly more open bore as it was made for buckshot or atleast the factory letter stated it was to shoot close with buckshot . SO I think I might order a pair of roundball molds from Tanner a .785" to try in the hammer gun and a .795" to try in the hammerless gun .

my slug mold is .835 my bores on the old parker lifter is .842...some body wacked off about 7 1/2 inches of her barrels they are 27 1/4 inch now...I ve got to get her shooting better only good for 30 yards now would like to get her shooting out to 40 yards I would be happy with that range....charlie

Ordered the .785" and a .795" just a couple minutes ago . Lets see if I get them in time to use in the early September antlerless season :whistle:

I aint had time to shoot my old 8 but soon real soon... I hope ypu get those slug loads shooting good....charlie

These are punkin (round) balls . I doubt I ever buy another slug mold , I have the one that’s to big for the chokes in my tens and I can patch it up enough to work inside my parameters . One of those molds comes from the maker then you send it to the hollow point guy to make a base plug . By the time it’s done you’ve got over $200 invested . I’ll just make do with the slugs I already have . These roundball molds from Tanner’s in the UK are about $45 each plus shipping .