rounnd ball

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Harry Collins

My brother was shooting at a groundhog with a Sako .223 Remington about 45 years ago. He was leaning over the front of Papa's new F-150 (our first with air conditioning) and put two little holes through the hood. I have forgotten what happened next....

Harry

Harry, the brain is a wondrous thing. It saves us by blocking from our memories some of the most traumatic events that would affect us for the rest of our lives

[charlie cleveland]

bill its not a sabot really...i borrowed some 1 7/8 ounce slugs out of 10 ga federal shells....the bores of the 8 ga parker were .845...i wrapped the 10 ga slugs with teflon tape till they were a measured fit for the remington s p 8 wad...used 40 grains blue dot powder....only had 5 slugs to reload the 8 ga shells with... shot 3 times at targets of 20 30 40 yards...resonable accuracy at 20 30 yards but missed the40 yard target...but i was shotting off hand at these ranges could have been me instead of load for the miss...only have 2 slug loads left hope to take a deer soon....should have the round ball ready soon when i get the mould....ball will be. .835 in diamter will have to weigh it to know how many grains it will weigh... charlie

[Bill Murphy]

Thanks. When you get a good slug, close to choke diameter, you may get better accuracy than you think.

[charlie cleveland]

well ive got to fess up...i havent gotten around to ordering the round ball mould for the 8 ga yet but will try this week....dont give up on me yet theres still hope....i hope according to my wife theres no hope for me.....charlie

[charlie cleveland]

well the 8 ga ball mould is on its way from england at this moment....the maker said it could be here next week or could be in january before the mail comes through....its in there hands now but hpoe it gets here next week....why does a person indure all these hardships for.... charlie

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

why does a person indure all these hardships for.... charlie

For the sheer love of these old guns and how they affect us. But you knew that....

[StubTwist]

Charlie,

What size ball did you get in relation to the size of your chokes?

Frank