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Doe Roller ….and The Skychief Load.
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<blockquote data-quote="Smo" data-source="post: 5143412" data-attributes="member: 12078"><p>Not too take away from Frontier's thread here's a follow up on my testing the Skychief load.</p><p></p><p>My Tn made Tip Curtis 16 gauge was my retirement present too myself…</p><p></p><p>Nothing fancy , just a well built gun. This was in 2016.</p><p>I wanted a working mans gun too small game hunt and shoot does with… Thus the name" Doe Roller"..</p><p></p><p> Fast forward until the present and a rotator cuff surgery and dislocation of the opposite shoulder within the first two years and a half years of retirement and here we are……</p><p></p><p>The gun had always shot 4" low and a couple inches left thru my eyes since day one..</p><p></p><p>So I finally pulled the barrel off and "tweeted" it back in January of this year.</p><p></p><p>However I haven't shot it as much as I've wanted too..</p><p></p><p>Here she is….. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😊" title="Smiling face with smiling eyes :blush:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60a.png" data-shortname=":blush:" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/D13FCfj/100-8845.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/8XwGND7/F39-CF950-582-A-424-A-A2-B8-B1-DF38717666.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Srm45zP/F309-C0-E3-BEDD-4702-9-F1-A-0-A37785-ABF0-A.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The target above was shot benched at 25 yards using Kentucky Windage… which I hate too have too do under normal conditions.</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned in the previous thread , I have found the soaking wads are not worth the hassle…</p><p>They do shoot a little denser patterns and maybe extend the killing range a yard or so farther it seems, but for my use the barely damp wads preform well enough.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I'm calling a wet wad.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/BzZBfWy/IMG-0404.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>This is the way Matt " Skychief " said he shot them.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I was always concerned that the heavy amount of oil could possibly leach thru and contaminate the powder charge when loaded for extended periods of time … like during deer or turkey hunting season.</p><p> </p><p>That coupled with the mess in handling and carrying them in your shooting bag was too much.</p><p></p><p>So I started experimenting with different loads, shot & lubes.</p><p></p><p>I shot Hornadys One Shot Muzzleloading Lube & Protectant until they discontinued it.</p><p></p><p>It would keep fouling soft and clean up wasn't bad even shooting ffg.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /></p><p></p><p>Since then I've gone too using Shenandoah Valley Lube & Bore Cleaner on my patches and wads. Loads patched balls easily even fouled and clean up is about the same..</p><p></p><p>I typically do not need too swab the bore during a 20 shot woods walk. However final clean up is easier if I run a shooting patch down the bore ever 3 - 5 shots .</p><p></p><p></p><p>I place the wads in a tin and apply only a drop or two of lube too each wad or just enough too dampen all the precut homemade patches I shoot in a old cap tin.</p><p></p><p>I do still use Olive Oil from my hunting lube however.</p><p></p><p>As mentioned above, I tend too leave my gun loaded for days sometimes during hunting season and do not trust anything that I've found but olive oil as a lube.</p><p></p><p>So far I haven't experienced any rusting or problems with contaminated powder using this practice.</p><p></p><p>However I did feel a small tight spot once in my bore after leaving a gun loaded with the Hornadys lube & Protectant….</p><p>Right at the area the ball sat at..</p><p></p><p>I still may pull the barrel and tweak it some more, it's shoots close but…</p><p></p><p>Not quite where I want it, but close enough I think she'll do well this Fall and live up too her name… Doe Roller.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>RIP Mr. Tip</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/3cJHtYh/81-EAC944-BF0-D-454-B-8-CB2-B8-E2-EC856066.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smo, post: 5143412, member: 12078"] Not too take away from Frontier’s thread here’s a follow up on my testing the Skychief load. My Tn made Tip Curtis 16 gauge was my retirement present too myself… Nothing fancy , just a well built gun. This was in 2016. I wanted a working mans gun too small game hunt and shoot does with… Thus the name” Doe Roller”.. Fast forward until the present and a rotator cuff surgery and dislocation of the opposite shoulder within the first two years and a half years of retirement and here we are…… The gun had always shot 4” low and a couple inches left thru my eyes since day one.. So I finally pulled the barrel off and “tweeted” it back in January of this year. However I haven’t shot it as much as I’ve wanted too.. Here she is….. 😊 [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/D13FCfj/100-8845.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/8XwGND7/F39-CF950-582-A-424-A-A2-B8-B1-DF38717666.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/Srm45zP/F309-C0-E3-BEDD-4702-9-F1-A-0-A37785-ABF0-A.jpg[/IMG] The target above was shot benched at 25 yards using Kentucky Windage… which I hate too have too do under normal conditions. As I mentioned in the previous thread , I have found the soaking wads are not worth the hassle… They do shoot a little denser patterns and maybe extend the killing range a yard or so farther it seems, but for my use the barely damp wads preform well enough. Here’s what I’m calling a wet wad. [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/BzZBfWy/IMG-0404.jpg[/IMG] This is the way Matt “ Skychief “ said he shot them. I was always concerned that the heavy amount of oil could possibly leach thru and contaminate the powder charge when loaded for extended periods of time … like during deer or turkey hunting season. That coupled with the mess in handling and carrying them in your shooting bag was too much. So I started experimenting with different loads, shot & lubes. I shot Hornadys One Shot Muzzleloading Lube & Protectant until they discontinued it. It would keep fouling soft and clean up wasn’t bad even shooting ffg.👍 Since then I’ve gone too using Shenandoah Valley Lube & Bore Cleaner on my patches and wads. Loads patched balls easily even fouled and clean up is about the same.. I typically do not need too swab the bore during a 20 shot woods walk. However final clean up is easier if I run a shooting patch down the bore ever 3 - 5 shots . I place the wads in a tin and apply only a drop or two of lube too each wad or just enough too dampen all the precut homemade patches I shoot in a old cap tin. I do still use Olive Oil from my hunting lube however. As mentioned above, I tend too leave my gun loaded for days sometimes during hunting season and do not trust anything that I’ve found but olive oil as a lube. So far I haven’t experienced any rusting or problems with contaminated powder using this practice. However I did feel a small tight spot once in my bore after leaving a gun loaded with the Hornadys lube & Protectant…. Right at the area the ball sat at.. I still may pull the barrel and tweak it some more, it’s shoots close but… Not quite where I want it, but close enough I think she’ll do well this Fall and live up too her name… Doe Roller. RIP Mr. Tip [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/3cJHtYh/81-EAC944-BF0-D-454-B-8-CB2-B8-E2-EC856066.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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