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Originally Posted by Arthur Shaffer
These things take a little work but are fun to play with. I would like to push the 8 ga ball and kill a deer with it. A hard ball with a max load would be fun to try for an elk in the woods.
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FWIW I’ve used homemade six ought back , homemade roundball and homemade slug in the 8 to do in deer . This may not be agreeable with hi tech loaders but I found it best to put layers of plain old masking tape around the roundballs and slugs to closer meet bore diameter . It also helps cut down on lead smudges in the bore . I’ve not seen the need for a hard slug or roundball in any of the slugs I’ve cast 8 gauge down to 28 gauge . They’ll all pass thru on lung shots . My typical alloy is 50/50 WW’s and pure lead .