Loading for my 8-bore

Here are two targets from a shoot a few weeks ago. They were done with a ball over 67gr of bluedot and four 1/2" wads. The POI was strangely low that day... I suspect in previous cartridges i had an additional 1/8" wad on top of the four 1/2" wads, which might have made the difference.

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Second two shots:
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@Sarg A google search didn't show any for sale. I also checked gunbroker and gunsinternational.

Id consider them if I could find some

It seems most are out of stock, I’ll PM/DM a couple of ideas to you on this.

You certainly have that dialed in, we have had a few guys using 8bore & even 4bore on Buffalo & cull hunts, I wish now I had taken note of their loads but the big 8 wasn’t as tremendous as I thought it was going to be, the 4 was & shit near shot out both ends on impact.

Haven’t used mine on DG as logistics & expense has been a factor.

Shot plenty of birds with the couple of 8ga shotguns I have.

My buddy just sleeved one of his singles to .577 3in LN & I was thinking of doing a rifle on one as a single is easier but I have two .835 barrels !

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Looks like Winchester & Remington are still doing them, they used to sell primed hulls, the modern ones are much easier, just need to swag the belt down, the old ones had a extra belt.

One silly old F#%ker modified HIS chambers in his lovely old bore rifle, now that was a disaster on two points, one wrecked fine old rifle & some idiot (or another idiot) May chamber & fire one of the mega loaded Kiln Gun cartridges !!
 

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