10 gauge sxs shotgun

[javaman]

i have a pedersoli 10 gauge side x side. over the years i have heard so many different ways to load it
   the way i load it is 60 grains powder-over powder card-then i lube the sides of a cushion wad, then equal measure of shot, then i cut a cushion wad in half and use that as an over the shot card.
am i right or am i right or am i right

[Semisane]

If you're getting good patterns, then you're right.      Sounds like a fairly light load for a 10 GA.

I use 70 grains GOEX/SHOT in my Pedersoli 12 GA. SxS, with two 1/8" cards between powder and shot, and one overshot.  Sometimes I just use a wad of toilet paper between powder and shot, but you have to be careful of fires.

[coyotejoe]

I generally prefer to split an overpowder card in half for an overshot wad. Using as little wad as possible in front of the shot is generally advised to avoid holes in the pattern. As Semisane mentioned, 60 grains is a light load for a 10 gauge. Not that it is bad, you can load as light as you like, but more pellets may give you a more effective pattern. Generally speaking, a 70 grain volume measure equates to about one ounce, 80 and 90 grains measure would be common loads for 10 gauge, equating to about 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 ounces.
 Shooting patterns on paper is the only way to really know what your load is doing. You may be surprised to find that your gun doesn't even shoot where it's aimed.

[Rock Home Isle]

Shotgun loads are as varied as apple pie recipes...

I bought a 10 gauge online years ago from a guy that confirmed that it was a browned pedersoli...well my pedersoli looks a lot like a blued pietta. But at least it was a 10 gauge.

I have used that gun to harvest more geese than I care to count. What an awesome goose gun. The guys didn't much care for it...I had to take the down-wind position in the blind or they couldn't see jack after I shot.

Here's my loads:

Goose Hunting: 1st shot of the day, clean barrels: 100 grains ffg, over powder card, fibre wad (Soaked in Moose Milk), 96 steel "T" shot inside a 10 gauge wad, over shot card. For following shots I back off to 90 grains of 2 ffg and still get about 1580 fps. After years of goose hunting I have come to the conclusion that with steel shot...1500 fps is the magic number. Faster is even better. But once you see that landing gear...its time to bang away.

Duck Hunting: 80 grains ffg, over powder card, same measure loaded with #4 steel shot, over shot card. Nice load...you can shoot it all day and I don't have any fowling problems if I run patch about every 10 shots or so...The first shot should be taken at ducks that are no farther than 30 yards or so. After the first shot fouling provides a nice jump in velocity with successive shots and it has a better punch when it connects with ducks that are laying up at 40 to 45 yards.

Small Game, Dove, Squirrel etc: 60 grains ffg, over powder card, same measure loaded with 8 shot or 7 1/2 or 6 shot, over shot card. Nice easy load. I don't shoot it with this load  much anymore...I have a beatiful Pedersoli 12 gauge upland that is just made for light carry and light loads.


Cheers


Rock Home Isle