Forums Calendar Active Threads
October
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Who's Online Now
1 members (MattH), 837 guests, and 4 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics39,490
Posts562,006
Members14,584
Most Online9,918
Jul 28th, 2025
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 2 of 2 1 2
Re: 8 gauge field day
12boreman #653213 11/01/24 11:30 PM
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 671
Likes: 57
Hal Offline
Sidelock
Offline
Hal
Sidelock

Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 671
Likes: 57
Before I started hunting with my lightweight, jug choked 10 bore percussion, I put in new nipples and loaded it with 2oz shot and 6 dr FFg. Stuck the butt in an old tire and pulled triggers with a cord. No problems, so my duck load was 4dr and 1-3/4 oz Lubaloy 4's. Sure wish I could still hunt.

1 member likes this: 12boreman
Re: 8 gauge field day
12boreman #653214 11/01/24 11:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 161
Likes: 40
Cave Creek, Arizona
Borderbill Offline
Sidelock
Offline
Borderbill
Sidelock

Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 161
Likes: 40
Cave Creek, Arizona
How many grains(drams) of powder do you use and what size(1, 1 1/2, etc.). I guess also what brand; Swiss, Goex, ...... I'm not a shotgun BP guy but I use a lot of it in rifles and some musket shooting.

1 member likes this: 12boreman
Re: 8 gauge field day
Borderbill #653229 11/02/24 12:23 PM
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 305
Likes: 131
Utah
12boreman Offline OP
Sidelock
OP Offline
12boreman
Sidelock

Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 305
Likes: 131
Utah
I use 150 grains of Old Eynsford 1 1/2fg with 1 1/2 oz. of #6 shot. I also use Swiss powder but it is more expensive. My heaviest loads are 160 grains of BP and 2 oz. of shot. When I shoot the 4 gauge I use 9 drams of BP and 3 oz. of shot.

"As for me and my house we will shoot Damascus!"
Page 2 of 2 1 2

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · doublegunshop.com - home

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!

Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.136s Queries: 22 (0.083s) Memory: 0.8010 MB (Peak: 1.9018 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2025-10-05 23:24:18 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS