rounnd ball

[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

[charlie cleveland]

frank i got the size ..0.835 thats the size ofround ball both barrel measurements were close to 0.845....i will be using a plastic wadding and it is about.006.....the mould maker said a round ball could be smaller or larger than the mould sizeso i should have a little lee way....i can use other wadding if i have too....cant wait to get the mould....this is my first attempt at making a round ball load.....any info appreciated.....charlie