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>I have no experience with the Ranger gun but have used >the Long Land Brown Bess for squirrels (shot load) and >took a whitetail deer last fall with a RB load. I >have not had any problems with my hunting loads. 80 >grains of 2FG. I use the same powder load for any >other RB shooting, be it paper or gongs, etc. > >Mark > > >>how do, >>I,m looking to buy one of your "ranger guns" and was >>just wondering if anyone has had a problem with firing >>hunting >>loads in these muskets? I'll be doing f/i events, and >>trek- >>king mostly, but I will hunt some with it. >> >>>>Hi Folks, >>>I have been making and using military cartridges for >>>the last few years. I use a slightly sanded 3\4" >dowel >>>with >>>one end Dremeled out enough so that a ball sits >>nicely, >>>then form your cart. around the former and ball, >stick >>>glue >>>the seam,then tie the ball end with cotton thread. I >>>add >>>80 grains of FFF black stuff, fold and glue the end, >>>and >>>wax the ball end with melted bore butter or even >bee's >>>wax. >>>I load and fire military style and get really good >>>results. >>>Never had burning paper problem and as a plus, the >>>paper seemskeep the barrel a bit cleaner. 40 or so >>>rounds from >>>my Brown Bess is a good day at the range. Cheers. >>>>I have had fairly good luck with a couple of >>>>combinations. Both are based on 80 gr. of 2f >>powder. >>>>One is a .710 ball with a .018 pillow ticking >patch. >>>>The other is a .735 ball with a .012 patch. This is >>>>now my preferred load and I took one of my deer in >>>>November with it in the Bess. All patches are >lubed >>>>with a beeswax/olive oil mix and I have had no >>>>problems with burning patches. >>>> >>>>I have also used paper cartridges. Again based on >80 >>>>grains of powder and the cartridge is made up of >>paper >>>>from an old Dixie Gunworks Catalog. This is with >the >>>>.735 ball. Again pretty acceptable performance. >>>>Never noticed any burning problems with the paper >>>>either. Not saying it won't happen, just haven't >>seen >>>>it in the Bess or any of my other Smoothbores when I >>>>have used paper cartridges. >>>> >>>> >>>>>I bought a Brown Bess from Middlesex over the >summer >>>>>and got a chance to live fire it today. I used a >.69 >>>>>caliber ball with 70 grains of FFg black powder. My >>>>>groupings were all over the place, even at 25 >>yards. >>>>> >>>>>I was wondering what combinations of powder, patch, >>>>>and ball people have found to be good. >>>>> >>>>>Also, does anyone fire the traditional way by >>ramming >>>>>the cartridge down the barrel? One of my patches >>>>>caught fire today so I figure paper will surely >burn >>>>>up and it could be dangerous. Also, I wonder if >>there >>>>>would be an air gap between the ball and the >charge.

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