Thread: Shotgun shooting like a solid round?

Originally Posted by Skeetshooter

The no 13 is the actual gauge of the barrel,measured in lead balls that diameter to the pound.
Stamped on the flat of the gun barrel by the proof house.
Just to be clear, are you saying it puts all its pellets in one hole at 20mtrs but at 30mtrs hardly a pellet on the board?

OK, i wasnt sure how it was marked on these older guns.
Yes, I fired it at a corflute sign at various distances, it made a perfectly clean hole, typically the wads spin round and are sideways by the time they hit anything. A clean hole seems a bit surprising I thought.
I compared to shooting point blank and the same results with the hole was the same. I will have to go and get some photos of the target when I get a chance, I dont have it on hand.
Somewhere between 20-30M I appear to be getting some pellets make holes on the board, but it wasnt many.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

The 13 refers to the gauge round ball to be used in solids with that gun, it was std practice to use one gauge smaller to avoid embarrassment with tight chokes.i
Target products saloon cowboy action stuff gives a pattern width of about 3 foot at that range with a 16 inch cylinder bore.
What's the ammo any chance it could be a solid or are you getting confused by a hole made by the wad?

It was just falcon cowboy ammo I had on hand that i tested it with. Would a wad make a clean hole in corflute plastic? I wouldnt have thought so.
Now I also shot a piece of a log at the same range to compare, and it blew a clean chunk out of the wood, so I know the pellets are very tight at that range.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

most cylinder barrels expand by ABOUT an inch per yard......your shot isnt steel thats rusted together perchance????

Definitely lead shot in these cowboy rounds. I suspect this gun may have cylinder barrels on it.

Originally Posted by gundoc

At 20 yards you should have about a 12 to 15 inch pattern. I suspect the single hole was made by the wad. Post a couple of photos of the gun and the muzzles.

I will grab some photos tonight and post them.
Now comparing the shots to my old belgian gun that has a very tight choke, there is a clear difference with about a couple feet spread at 30 meters.
I used the same cowboy ammo in both guns.