General discussion > Black Powder Shooting
Skychief load
Brokennock:
Load these components, in, this, order, per Skychief's instructions written about elsewhere.
Powder charge
Nitro (hard) card
Shotload
Thin overshot card
Full fiber cushion wad*
*The cushion wad needs to be SATURATED (the wetter and heavier, the better) with oil. I like to use olive oil.
The load seems to shine best when used in cylinder bored guns.
Best of luck to all, Skychief.
End copy and paste from elsewhere.
Do not alter or substitute components. Each little thing makes a difference.
Eric Krewson:
It works for me and works well. I have a jug choked fowler that shot between an IC and modified, I was hoping for a turkey pattern when I had the barrel choked, I didn't get it.
Enter the Skychief load at 25 yards, I think this will work;
Arcturus:
The key difference in the load is that he discovered that putting the big, thick cushion wad OVER the shot, rather than behind it and over the powder, produced good uniform patterns. Long discussions have ensued theorizing the "whys" of it, but many people try it and find to their surprise it works.
Skychief:
al56, good luck with the load. Thanks Brokennock for posting the information here. Hope its helpful.
Best regards all, Skychief.
al56:
Thanks for the information. Appreciate all the help and questions answered on this web site.
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