Anyone Reload For An Old Shotgun?

[jrbfishn]

Black powder and substitutes are measured by volume in grains. Not by weight. You need a black powder measure. Not sure what the charge is on shotguns. I would think 50-60 grains would be plenty to play with.

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[jrbfishn]

I can send you a measure. I have an extra.
And 777, 25% less by volume.
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[orbitup]

Here is what I have. I have other Lee dippers but they are all smaller.

 

[Moonpie]

Try a few rounds as you've loaded them. See how they perform.
Its very common to have a lot of case left over after filling. I usually add a second over powder wad.
You can always increase powder and shot charges later.

Your antique scoop looks like its missing the inner cup?

 

[orbitup]

I don't even know if this gun works yet. The stock has a huge crack so I'm afraid to try it before replacing the stock.

Maybe it'll be okay with this load though.

 

[Moonpie]

Bailing wire is the answer.

 

[orbitup]

I've got plenty of that!

 

[Moonpie]

I've got plenty of that!

I expect pics soon.

 

[orbitup]

Not for lefties.

 

[DubiousDan]

7/8 oz = about 382 gr which is way too much. I don't think you used that much because there's way too much empty space. Anyway black powder is measured by volume. If you get a black powder measure and set it to 50gr black powder you would use the same setting for 777 even though the actual weight would not be the same.
I would not fire those until you can confirm the charge which should be less that 80gr for an older gun. Remember the 45-70 used 70gr BP. A reasonable amount would be about 5cc or about 0.169 oz. I used 4.3cc for a mild load.

Example of BP measure.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/4...asure-20-to-120-grains-in-10-grain-increments.

 

[orbitup]

Just weighed my charge. 48gn.

 

[Vaquero]

Not for lefties.

Umm.

 

[orbitup]

Okay. The scoop is for 7/8 oz of shot.

 

[Wiliamr]

With 777, 48 grns may be a bit heavy since you do not know anything about this gun. 777 runs hotter and more pressure than real BP.

 

[Wiliamr]

This is a good site for BP loading. http://www.tbullock.com/bpsg.html

 

[DubiousDan]

Just weighed my charge. 48gn.

You can't go by weight. Using the powder measure with the brown wood handle what is the measurement in drams. Try to get something between 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 drams to start with.

 

[DubiousDan]

This is a good site for BP loading. http://www.tbullock.com/bpsg.html

Good info there.

 

[orbitup]

You can't go by weight. Using the powder measure with the brown wood handle what is the measurement in drams. Try to get something between 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 drams to start with.

2 1/2 drams and I used a scoop a little smaller than that.

 

[orbitup]

This is a good site for BP loading. http://www.tbullock.com/bpsg.html

Thanks.

 

[Rebel]

For what it's worth, I second using black powder and skipping the substitutes. Goex recommends FF for shotguns.