[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Jay Oliver

A good friend of mine who will be at the Southern and participating in the 8 gauge event, likes to fill up brass shotshells with both powder and lead. I shot his gun with 2oz of shot and 5 drams of 2f.

The first time I shot it think I rattled every filling I had and forgot who I was for a few seconds. Then I really got into it. Even in a heavy gun you know you're shooting something. That was a satisfying thump especially on long shots.

No no no ! When I got the first hammer 8 the seller sent me a few loaded shells of which a couple were 2 or 2 1/4 ounce and when I got my loader from Armbrust/Burns they included a handful of loaded rounds and a couple were two ounce . They all jarred me pretty well . Then a few years later I wanted to make a gobble bird load and did some stout Armbrust 2 and 2 1/4 ounce loads using if memory serves Blue Dot . I never finished shooting my pattern test loads and I forgot about killing a turkey . The 000000 buck loads with ten pellets are stout enough for me and about as recoiling as the 2 1/4 ounce loads . I’m pretty sure I’ve potted my last deer with an 8 gauge or anything else for that matter .