:shock: I managed to get a surprise yesterday in shooting a smoothbore that I had not shot prior. I had purachased an Indian Trade Gun.62 cal. about a year ago. I do have a couple of .62 but they are not of this type. I got the itch kinda bad yesterday so I dragged a target out and put it at a measured 25 yards. This is a flinter so I did check the flint and made sure everything was fitting properly as it was just out of the box. I started out with a load of 60 of 3f Swiss with a handcast(Dixie .610 mold,it actually mics at .603). I used a .20 pillow ticking patch with Neeetsfoot oil as a patch lube. After a couple of shots I decided to see just how small group I could make with this thingie. I actually got a 1 inch at 25 yards. To make it even better a friend was over and he stated prior to shooting that I would be lucky to keep em on the paper. I did this twice in a row. I am a very happy guy with this trade gun. Now I am going to attempt shot in it and see what type of pattern I get. Stay safe.....King Hopefully I can see what the Bess can do with a little time
