The carpenter bees are back in force so I decided to try working up a good load for them in my flintlock 50 cal pistol. Settled on 25gr of powder, a newspaper wad, a big scoop of uncooked grits, and another wad. This load has proven to be very effective though I was not able to conduct any post mortem examinations since the bees get blown away really fast. This does provide some fun aerial shooting practice and hopefully will help preserve my house from the buggers drilling holes in it. Plus it is entertaining.