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Unread 11-08-2017, 09:19 AM   #14
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Black powder loads can be put up in any of the 3 available hulls. Do it all the time. When your hulls are starting to look a bit used up, one last hurrah with black is a good way to dispose of them. Plastic build up or burn through not a problem but use only card and fiber wad column. A plastic shot cup or wad will melt and leave material in the barrels. Roll or 6 point crimp and use a overshot card if the hull mouths are a bit ragged to secure the shot. One time load and shoot and toss into the barrel. I generally use 4 dram 1&1/4 or 4&1/4 dram 1&1/8. Impressive and break the clays decisively. Good show for the crowd as the concussion, smoke and fire from the load reminds one of a battleship firing a gun. Great fun and clean up by hot soap and water and dry and oil. I get 8-10 smokeless reloads on my hulls and then a final round up. I do prefer and use paper hulls in 12 and 16 ga. when I can find them but plastic hulls work fine for black powder.
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