Depends on what smoothie I’m totin’ that day.

The one above is loaded in this sequence;

Powder
Thin greased card wad
Two greased felt wads
Buckshot or round ball
Thin greased card.


My northwest gun

Powder
Hunk of wasp nest
Shot or round ball
Another hunk of wasp nest
I get real laid back when hunting with a NW gun! 😁

Fusil de chasse
About the same as Northwest gun
Depends a lot on what wadding I may have in pouch 😁
I have LOTS of wasp/yellow jacket nests.
It works real well and it dissipates rapidly and does not burn.

I generally use equal volumes powder to shot. Sometimes mebbe a tad more shot.

I have a 5/8" punch that I cut felt wads out of old hats with. Also cut card wads outta some stiff pasteboard. I put em in an old shoe polish can (remember shoe polish?) and put in a hunk of home made lube. Usually either beeswax and olive oil. Or beeswax and bear oil. Melt it with m heat gun and let it soak into felt wads.

With wasp nest I just break off a piece of nest and use it for over powder and overshot. I get lazy. But it works ok!

All folks have their own ways of doing things.

Last edited by kaywoodie; 02/18/20.
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