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Anybody ever load .69 roundballs in 12 gauge shells?
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37, verse 4.
"The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt." Proverbs 12:27
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Back in the 80's I did and had great results with using them. Had a special barrel made up for a Mossberg 395 and patched the ball.
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Thanks. I have a 12 gauge slug mold but was casting round balls for my musket and wondered if it was a viable option. I tested the first two loads opting for 11 gauge fiber wads between Herco powder and ball rather than adding the extra diameter of a shot cup. POI at 15 yards from my coach gun was about a foot high and 8 inches apart. Not something I would rely on to hunt with but nice to know it can be done!
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37, verse 4.
"The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt." Proverbs 12:27
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I was using them in shotgun match's and they were shooting 1 1/8" groups at 100 yards, using a big ball like that it was cutting a one hole group. I loaded them in AA's cases and my velocity ran 1825fps. I used them for hunting and they did a great job on deer, pigs, and groundhogs, leveled anything they hit. Now that you started this thread I think I'm going to dust off the old Mossberg and play with it some. I looked and I have 350 rounds loaded for it. Some of the guys used them in a standard rifled shotgun barrel using AA wads and they where shooting 1 3/4" to 2" groups at 100 yards. My barrel was a special bore so I was using round ball and patch like a muzzle loader. I wouldn't even bat a eye about taking them out hunting, like I said they leveled all the deer I ever shot with them. That a big chunk of lead going down range and with that level of accuracy there better than any slug load you can buy today.
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