The Short Ten - How many shooting one?

[wayne goerres]

Bp and plastic don't mix.

[Eric Johanen]

Thank's to Federal 12 papers and imported Cheddites 12 & 16 I use a bunch of black powder loads. Load once and toss as the powder fry's the insides of the hulls. For the 10"s I use plastic hulls as no paper hulls are available. I have not had any bad experiences with melted plastic because I use a fiber wad column. If one uses a plastic wad it will melt and coat the barrels like a snake shedding it's skin. The heat generated from the burning powder acts on the wad base and melts them depositing plastic along the barrels. Load only card and fiber in black powder loads. It really is great fun with black powder loads and they are just as effective as modern powders on clay's or birds. Also a big plus on the wow factor when the smoke billow's and fire belches from your muzzles. Black powder clean up is not a real chore and is accomplished in a very shot time when you set up properly for cleaning. Also GOEX Old Eynsford burns cleaner and the fouling is lighter than more traditional older manufactured powders.
Easily shoot a 50 round clays course without having to run cleaning patches through the tubes using this powder.

[Joe Wood]

For 50 years I’ve cleaned black powder residue exactly the same as nitro except I use Windex as a cleaner. Just three or four patches wetted and then dry. Naysayers there will be but it works for me.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Joe Wood

For 50 years I’ve cleaned black powder residue exactly the same as nitro except I use Windex as a cleaner. Just three or four patches wetted and then dry. Naysayers there will be but it works for me.

When I was eat up with leveritus Mike Venturino used to claim using Windex was great in BP applications however he stipulated that you use the Windex based on Apple vinegar I believe it was rather then the regular stuff . Has that been your experience as well ?

[Joe Wood]

Not at all. I find the current off the shelf Windex to be just as good as it ever was. Makes cleaning ever bit as easy as cleaning nitro. Hint: wear latex gloves, BP fouling on the hands does not make the wife very happy even after a thorough scrubbing.

[wayne goerres]

My statement wasn't in reference to clean up But rather to burn through of the hulls in 10ga and especially 8ga. One shot per case gets expensive when you are buying 8ga.

[Eric Johanen]

I generally put up 10 gauge black powder loads on hulls that have been loaded 5 or 6 times so it makes the shoot and toss a bit less painful. Same with Federal paper 12's. For 16's I roll crimp and use those at a event just for the experience of shooting the best loads possible for "Old Time" shooting. I just feel that a good run on clays or a great day in the fields are worth the added expense by using real powder.

[OH Osthaus]

its been a slow very wet season so far - but I did get the Ithaca Super 10 out for a rainy day hunt- I like this gun-

[charlie cleveland]

love that name super ten....makes me think the gun is magicall....charlie

[James Halvorson]

Somehow missed this thread. You can add me to the list.

I'm shooting an L.C. Smith Baker of Baker Guns, Syracuse short 10. This is one of the models that uses the front trigger to unlock and open the breech. I believe mine is a Quality B and has Damascus barrels.