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bladesmith 1 · April 17, 2019, 02:22 PM

You may get a group with the .375, but I doubt it, at least at any distance. Buck shot will try to move up into that empty space above it unless there's a filler to keep in place. It'll then come out not round, but some crazy shape and they'll fly all over the place. I had a 8ga and tried .310 RBs in it - 30 of them to be exact with 400grs of 1F. Twenty yards away I couldn't hit a landing goose. I went to#2 BBs and could then kill em out to 60 yds. I shot a lot of " trade gun " matches at one time and 60grs/3F with 1oz of shot or a .715 RB shot nice [ in a 12ga]. 60 of 2F would also work nice. I use to load the RB in my TG like shot. Powder, .135 over powder card, cushion for shot or none for RB, ball or the shot, then a .028 overshot card to keep one or the other in place. You're probably not going bear hunting with it, so keep the loads light and have fun.

April 17, 2019, 02:22 PM	#18
bladesmith 1 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2018 Posts: 240	You may get a group with the .375, but I doubt it, at least at any distance. Buck shot will try to move up into that empty space above it unless there's a filler to keep in place. It'll then come out not round, but some crazy shape and they'll fly all over the place. I had a 8ga and tried .310 RBs in it - 30 of them to be exact with 400grs of 1F. Twenty yards away I couldn't hit a landing goose. I went to#2 BBs and could then kill em out to 60 yds. I shot a lot of " trade gun " matches at one time and 60grs/3F with 1oz of shot or a .715 RB shot nice [ in a 12ga]. 60 of 2F would also work nice. I use to load the RB in my TG like shot. Powder, .135 over powder card, cushion for shot or none for RB, ball or the shot, then a .028 overshot card to keep one or the other in place. You're probably not going bear hunting with it, so keep the loads light and have fun.