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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: otis on February 27, 2011, 01:15:33 PM

Title: i bought a 12 gauge muzzle loader barrel
Post by: otis on February 27, 2011, 01:15:33 PM
i bought  a muzzle barrel for my encore what size shot do i use cups and so on where can i find info on this,it  does have screw in chokes  so i hope i can get some good patterns out of this gun i want to learn more on this


    otis
Title: Re: i bought a 12 gauge muzzle loader barrel
Post by: VAHUNTER on February 27, 2011, 10:59:05 PM
bump for otis  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: i bought a 12 gauge muzzle loader barrel
Post by: joey46 on February 28, 2011, 05:47:42 AM
Lots of recent mzl info on the NWTF forum(Shotguns/Shooting).  I have a TK2000 on order and have been searching a few forums for loading info.  What I really need is a gun shop with a lot of mzl components.  I don't think S/W Florida has one.  Good luck.
Title: Re: i bought a 12 gauge muzzle loader barrel
Post by: otis on February 28, 2011, 06:23:03 AM
thanks for the info




            otis
Title: Re: i bought a 12 gauge muzzle loader barrel
Post by: paladin on February 28, 2011, 06:47:06 AM
You can use any size shot you want.
Pick you wad according to the shot.
I would use 12 ga 3.5" wads.
I would start with 80 grains of blackhorn 209 powder and work up.
Cut some overshot wads with a choke tube from foam meat trays.
Title: Re: i bought a 12 gauge muzzle loader barrel
Post by: joey46 on February 28, 2011, 08:14:17 AM
Thanks - seeing a lot of recommendations for the foam meat tray trick.