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One-two-eight roost, opening day

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nclonghunter:
I have been part of that same play more times than I like to think about. Yesterday morning actually was pretty much the same. Less than 100 yards and gobbled at everything I offered. Flew down and away, going silent. Glad it's not easy or predictable or I wouldn't enjoy it as much. ::)

I have taken two birds with a Caywood Wilson 20 gauge Smoothbore flintlock. I found that packing a wad of tow over the shot did not break-up the pattern as bad. I suspect the heavy shot passes through the tow once it leaves the barrel unlike a card in front.  I also found the lighter the powder charge the better the pattern, but that was also a downfall of mine. I shot two birds within 20 yards and they ran off. What I found out was the pattern was great but no killing power. I put an empty Dinty Moore stew can at 20 yards and shot it, finding my shot would not penetrate one side. Up the powder charges until I got several two side pass throughs and many one side. The next two birds went down flopping. I also use a mix of 6 and 7 shot, since the range is short those shot sizes will be effective and make a denser pattern. Good Luck and I hope you keep after them with your BP gun.

JW_Halverson:
 I am getting two sides of penetration with the old baked bean can trick at 25 yds at this point.  The barrel has NO choke whatsoever, so I think I am doing good to be confident with the 20 yds.  There is plenty of barrel thickness at the muzzle that I could send the barrel off for jug choke job, just unsure if I wanna go thru that because there is really no guarantees.  I'm told it really does not change the barrel much for shooting patched roundballs, if done properly.  Key word, properly.

I am content to keep a 20 yd limit for the gun, all but one turkey I have shot in my life was beyond that mark, anyway.  What with bismuth being less dense than lead, I am loathe to go much smaller in shot size, even if I could find the factory shells to cannibalize.

I would ask what you think of the Caywood, but I know how they build their guns. No need to answer.

mullet:
You didn't hear it from me, but,,,, sometimes it pays to shoot/ scare the boss hen. ::) ;) 8)

chamookman:
I would have played the game just as You did Jdub - That's why they call it Hunting. Bob

bowtarist:
Sounds like some exciting hunting JW! I'm sure you will stick with it and probably end up w/ a bird. If not, a dang good story anyway.

Have fun, cluck cluck...gobble gobble gobble, dp

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