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				40yd Penetration Test, #6's, .62cal Flint Smoothbore Turkey Load
			 
			
			
			Just need a longbeard to step across the 40yd threshold... 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			04/06/07 - Penetration Test - .62cal Turkey Load 16 #6’s through a strong 4” diameter “Tuna Can” at 40 yards GM 1” x 33” .62cal Flint smoothbore drop-in barrel & TC Hawken stock 80grns Goex 3F Two Oxyoke wonderwads 1+5/8oz #6’s Circle Fly OS card  
		
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			roundball, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			Well, it sure looks like you found your turkey load for this season! I plan on using my 12 gauge drop-in barrel for the .54 Renegade. I also plan on using my .50 smooth barrel on the .50 flint Hawken stock. Adam 
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			Great!  Just out of curiosity, did you do a velocity test on that load?  Do you think that load might be safe in my Cabela's trade musket?  Might have to give that one a try....... 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			BTW: Guess what we used for penetration tests for turkey loads.......Turkey necks! (save 'em from thanksgiving; nobody eats 'em anyway!   )
		
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			I got the .62cal load from Bob Spencer's website (below)...an excellent article by one of traditional Muzzleloading's credible, experienced  people...the whole articles is good read too. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			The idea of using a couple of Oxyoke Wonderwads is just one that I decided to try and it worked fine. http://members.aye.net/~bspen/SmoothboreLoads.html 
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			roundball; 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			Do you know what the thickness is of those oxyoke wonderwads? 
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