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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: elk killer on July 29, 2025, 07:23:33 PM

Title: kiblers .20 ga.
Post by: elk killer on July 29, 2025, 07:23:33 PM

what size round balls for this?

Title: Re: kiblers .20 ga.
Post by: rich pierce on July 29, 2025, 08:18:30 PM

I have shot .600 and .605 balls in my 20 ga guns regardless of maker.

Title: Re: kiblers .20 ga.
Post by: Tony N on July 29, 2025, 08:29:52 PM

I use .600 in mine, no problems and very good accuracy out to 50yds

Title: Re: kiblers .20 ga.
Post by: Daryl on July 30, 2025, 12:35:29 AM

Mine is slightly choked  so I use a. 595" ball.

Title: Re: kiblers .20 ga.
Post by: bob in the woods on July 30, 2025, 02:40:47 AM

Mine has a great fondness for paper cartridges made with a .600 ball
or ...a bare ball .610 loaded on the powder with a blanket wad on top of it all.

Title: Re: kiblers .20 ga.
Post by: smallpatch on July 30, 2025, 05:46:18 AM

This works well in mine.
(https://i.ibb.co/5753thh/IMG-1288.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2bjrm33)

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Title: Re: kiblers .20 ga.
Post by: elk killer on July 30, 2025, 11:55:04 AM

great thats what i thought, since i have over 1500 .600 round balls

Title: Re: kiblers .20 ga.
Post by: Brokennock on July 30, 2025, 03:48:23 PM

Quote from: elk killer on July 29, 2025, 07:23:33 PM

what size round balls for this?

I don't have the Kibler but I have two other 20 gauge smoothbores with barrels from different makers. I have good results with either .595 balls patched or .610 balls with wadding or wads and cards. By good results, I am looking for sub 4 inch groups off the bench at 50 yards, preferably closer to 3 inch.
I used .600 ball when I got my 1st one because that's what the previous owner recommended, then I got brave enough to experiment with what others have written and found better results with combinations easier to load.