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tinker
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Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?
09/07/08 10:34 AM

First you must determine the diameter of the choke you'll be shooting through.
Then you must either get a source of roundball of exactly that size, or have a mould made that will produce ball of the right size and cast them yourself.

From there you need to find the right shot cups to modify, or get pre-made gas seals, like these

Ballistic Products gas seals

You will also need overpowder cards, lubed wads, and blackpowder.
For choke-sized ball, I'd use somewhere between 2 and 2-1/2 drams of Goex FFg blackpowder.

Process:
-trim primed hulls to length
-pour blackpowder into hull
-add overpowder card
-add enough properly lubricated wadding to get the above noted gas seal and roundball up to the end of the case, with just enough room for a good roll crimp
-roll crimp the case

There you have it!
With the right blackpowder lubricant, and enough of it (in the wadding) your fouling will be soft and follow-up shots will not require swabbing or cleaning before shooting.

I don't have smokeless recipes for you.
You'll have to research that on your own.

--Tinker

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Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	kcordell	07/07/08 01:30 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	lancaster	08/07/08 04:15 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	xausa	08/07/08 06:30 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	tinker	08/07/08 11:32 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	xausa	08/07/08 02:26 PM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	tinker	08/07/08 03:02 PM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	xausa	09/07/08 05:38 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	tinker	09/07/08 06:10 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	m4220	09/07/08 10:02 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	tinker	09/07/08 10:34 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	DarylS	10/07/08 12:03 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	tinker	10/07/08 04:38 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	DarylS	10/07/08 01:50 PM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	tinker	10/07/08 05:30 PM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	tinker	07/07/08 03:09 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	xausa	07/07/08 08:26 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	Bramble	07/07/08 10:57 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	peter	07/07/08 10:12 PM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	DarylS	08/07/08 01:44 AM
Re: Slugs for 16 ga 2 1/2 ?	tinker	07/07/08 10:30 AM

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