Buckshot Alah 8 gauge

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

I thought of this..maybe if we sight down the center of each barrel we might get better scores out of the slugs... my bore diameter is .842 my round ball diameter is .835 im going to try your tape method to see if I can get better accuracy out of my gun....I f I can get my gun to shoot out to 50 yards with good hits I will be satisfied with it...I m better with my slingshot than I am with my pumpkin ball loads....charlie

While you might be onto something I don’t think I’d remmember while hunting to sight down a particular barrel and besides they’re supposed to be regulated to cross at some point . I dunno if masking tape will work on roundballs I’ve only done that with slugs . I have however seen some roundballs Ross Seyfried had paper patched for a rifled 8 bore double .

[6pt-Sika]

I’d used up all the 000000 pellets so decided to cast today .Just finished casting enough of the 000000 balls for 10-12 rounds and seven of the .775” balls . My outdoor thermometer in the shade said 98 . Ran the weed eater around the house while I was waiting for the lead to liquify . Then goterdone as quick as possible !

[6pt-Sika]

The 000000 I cast the other day I decided to roll between two pieces of steel today to kinda round out the spruce area . So while at the shop today I rolled about half of what I cast . When I got home I loaded two rounds with International Clays and six pellets with buffer . And shortly I shot one from the right and one from the left at 30 yards . BOTH barrels tightened up the pattern noticeably although POI was a touch left of POA . When I got back in the house I loaded two more for Damage Control Tuesday evening !

[charlie cleveland]

poor little deer better not come for a snack tonite....your throwing some pretty tight patterns now.....charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

poor little deer better not come for a snack tonite....your throwing some pretty tight patterns now.....charlie

Hopefully we’ll see Tuesday evening ! That was at thirty yards I have half a notion to try out to forty but hold a touch higher and a touch right .

[6pt-Sika]

I ordered the .775" roundball mold for punkin ball loads in the hammer 8 . The nammerless 8 I have has a slightly more open bore as it was made for buckshot or atleast the factory letter stated it was to shoot close with buckshot . SO I think I might order a pair of roundball molds from Tanner a .785" to try in the hammer gun and a .795" to try in the hammerless gun .

[charlie cleveland]

my slug mold is .835 my bores on the old parker lifter is .842...some body wacked off about 7 1/2 inches of her barrels they are 27 1/4 inch now...I ve got to get her shooting better only good for 30 yards now would like to get her shooting out to 40 yards I would be happy with that range....charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Ordered the .785" and a .795" just a couple minutes ago . Lets see if I get them in time to use in the early September antlerless season

[charlie cleveland]

I aint had time to shoot my old 8 but soon real soon... I hope ypu get those slug loads shooting good....charlie

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

I aint had time to shoot my old 8 but soon real soon... I hope ypu get those slug loads shooting good....charlie

These are punkin (round) balls . I doubt I ever buy another slug mold , I have the one that’s to big for the chokes in my tens and I can patch it up enough to work inside my parameters . One of those molds comes from the maker then you send it to the hollow point guy to make a base plug . By the time it’s done you’ve got over $200 invested . I’ll just make do with the slugs I already have . These roundball molds from Tanner’s in the UK are about $45 each plus shipping .