I have a 1890’s SxS Charles Daly 2 7/8” 10 gauge I’d like to load up some low pressure loads for. My goal is to harvest a turkey or two with it. My plan is to load #5, #4,and or #6’s...or maybe a duplex load of 5 & 6’s? I just received a copy of the the 7th edition of the mighty 10 gauge and looks like it only has higher pressure loadings in it. I have plenty of time as my gun has been at the gunsmith for a few seasons now. He’s my buddy and knows it was a no rush job and basically does all my work a no charge in trade for bow hunting my property. It was missing a hammer so I ordered a pair from Dixie gun works and sent them to him. The square centers have to be cut out yet and also drilled and tapped to hold the hammer in place that’s missing. It looks like the screw either rounded out or Snapped off. I picked it up at a yard sale about 20 years ago for $45. It was pretty rusty and seized up. I took it apart and polished it up. I figured I’d have my smith check it over to make sure it can be safely fired while he has it. I sent some RST shells with for him to test It out.
Anyways I have plenty of time to get ready to figure out how to load for it. I did buy a couple of boxes of RST 1 1/4oz light load #5’s to try. I’d like to load some of my own as well. Any suggestions where I can find 10 gauge black powder equivalent load data? I see track off of Wolf has a 10 page pamphlet on loading brass shells but I’m guessing no load data.
My gun...
I’ve have tried to find info on the gun but there really isn’t much into out there. I believe it’s more of a plain Jane entry level SXS model as there isn’t much scroll work on the side plates. From the few stampings from what I could find the info I could find said it was made around the 1890’s. It had 30” or 32” barrels I’d I remember correctly.