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On a volume for volume basis, one ounce of shot is equal to 68 grains (2 1/2 drams) of black powder. The substitutes are a little less dense. An equivalent volume of pyrodex would weigh about 46...

It is always good to have another muzzle-loading shotgunner. A one ounce load with an equal volume of black powder is a great place to start. I shoot both trap and skeet with that load in my...

It sounds like you want to convert a modern break action single barrel shotgun into a muzzle loader. It is not too difficult to convert the modern gun into a muzzle loader which uses 209 primers for...

Just because your barrel have some constriction does not mean that round balls are a no go.

I shoot a .715 round ball in a 12 gauge Pedersoli SxS. The Pedersoli has removable choke tubes. ...

Using a separate "loading rod" is not only doable, it is historically correct. In the book "The Gun; And How to Use It" by John B. Johnson. (Second Edition, 1860) the author indicates that by 1860...

Newtire,

Nice job on the "custom" modification. You should come out to one of the NMLRA shoots where they have m/l shotgun events. It it great fun to shoot with a bunch of other muzzle loading...

I have never tried a rifled choke tube with round balls -- however, I had given it some thought. The biggest issue would be finding a choke tube with a slow enough rate of twist. The rifled choke...

I have hunted with my 12 gauge Pedersoli SxS with 3 drams of pyrodex and patched round balls (.715). My groups average 6-7 inches at 50 yards when shot from both barrels. (The barrels are not...

Limey,

I have two Pedersoli 12 gauge SxS's which I have used for hunting Pheasants for three years now. I have also used the Pedersoli at some Muzzle Loading Trap and Skeet competitions lately. ...