cpileri
11-14-2013, 05:26 PM
Well, since we are all reporting our failures in addition to our successes; I'll add to it. Mostly to the FAIL list.
I went out, trying to turn the Savage smoothebore single shot into a slug shooter. Still a work in progress, to be certain. I filed down the rear sight notch to get the POI down, but it still abt 8-12" high at 50yds. Groups w the round balls are not much to speak of (so no pictures of targets), and w THUG slugs and remiongton sluggers were a bit better- telling me that maybe round balls would not be this guns favorite diet.
I loaded the round balls as seen here:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?217185-Ajay-Hogtamer-and-all-20ga-roundball-shooters-Target-loads-needed&p=2450182&viewfull=1#post2450182
and some variations including: adding malt-o-meal inder the ball, various roll and fold crimps.
Here are the recovered components:
87462
I see the ball made a nice splat int Texas dirt and rocks. So that was somewhat encouraging. I also found a little strip of he mylar. not sure what to make of it except it looks really twisted. Next time, I might just force the hard card wad to fit INSIDE the mylar wrap and make the whole wrap longer, not a thin 0.5" strip. to act more like a wad cup and give it more room to still cover the equator of the ball after the setback which occurs during firing.
I just think a fullbore, but light slug drag stabilized by an attached wad or the slug skirt itself might work best w this gun. But I dont have much to go on, so I am still workign on it.
I also found a few 12ga components from last test of the "inspired" loads, as seen here:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?217185-Ajay-Hogtamer-and-all-20ga-roundball-shooters-Target-loads-needed&p=2450182&viewfull=1#post2450182
will post the pics next.
C-
I went out, trying to turn the Savage smoothebore single shot into a slug shooter. Still a work in progress, to be certain. I filed down the rear sight notch to get the POI down, but it still abt 8-12" high at 50yds. Groups w the round balls are not much to speak of (so no pictures of targets), and w THUG slugs and remiongton sluggers were a bit better- telling me that maybe round balls would not be this guns favorite diet.
I loaded the round balls as seen here:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?217185-Ajay-Hogtamer-and-all-20ga-roundball-shooters-Target-loads-needed&p=2450182&viewfull=1#post2450182
and some variations including: adding malt-o-meal inder the ball, various roll and fold crimps.
Here are the recovered components:
87462
I see the ball made a nice splat int Texas dirt and rocks. So that was somewhat encouraging. I also found a little strip of he mylar. not sure what to make of it except it looks really twisted. Next time, I might just force the hard card wad to fit INSIDE the mylar wrap and make the whole wrap longer, not a thin 0.5" strip. to act more like a wad cup and give it more room to still cover the equator of the ball after the setback which occurs during firing.
I just think a fullbore, but light slug drag stabilized by an attached wad or the slug skirt itself might work best w this gun. But I dont have much to go on, so I am still workign on it.
I also found a few 12ga components from last test of the "inspired" loads, as seen here:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?217185-Ajay-Hogtamer-and-all-20ga-roundball-shooters-Target-loads-needed&p=2450182&viewfull=1#post2450182
will post the pics next.
C-