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<blockquote data-quote="BillM" data-source="post: 3681630" data-attributes="member: 45785"><p>I haven't played with muzzle loaders in quite a while, but IIRC, a proof load should use a normal projectile for the firearm, not a massive overload. I've never seen a 12 gauge shotgun that uses a 2 ounce load. 1-1/8 or so, maybe 1-1/4. I have launched 2+ ounces out of a 10 gauge shotgun, but not a 12. The powder for the load is about 4 times what normal load should be, but not the projectile(s). I wasn't doing shotguns, but the 50 cal rifle I was loading, you dropped the ball in the palm of your hand, and covered it with powder. Powder is quite a bit lighter than lead for the volume. 200 grains might have been fine with the lighter load of shot. I think what you built there, and your results support this, was a fancy pipe bomb, not a shotgun. Maybe next time, if there is a next time, use the 1-1/8th ounce of shot instead of 2 ounces. And a hundred feet or more of string! <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Bill <---yes, he's smart-something-or-other!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillM, post: 3681630, member: 45785"] I haven't played with muzzle loaders in quite a while, but IIRC, a proof load should use a normal projectile for the firearm, not a massive overload. I've never seen a 12 gauge shotgun that uses a 2 ounce load. 1-1/8 or so, maybe 1-1/4. I have launched 2+ ounces out of a 10 gauge shotgun, but not a 12. The powder for the load is about 4 times what normal load should be, but not the projectile(s). I wasn't doing shotguns, but the 50 cal rifle I was loading, you dropped the ball in the palm of your hand, and covered it with powder. Powder is quite a bit lighter than lead for the volume. 200 grains might have been fine with the lighter load of shot. I think what you built there, and your results support this, was a fancy pipe bomb, not a shotgun. Maybe next time, if there is a next time, use the 1-1/8th ounce of shot instead of 2 ounces. And a hundred feet or more of string! :) Bill <---yes, he's smart-something-or-other! [/QUOTE]
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