Post by brokennock on Apr 29, 2019 18:03:18 GMT -7
I'm going to try and copy and paste my "Shot Cup" tutorial from the M.L.F. and see if the pictures copy and paste with it.
Here goes, testing 1, 2, 3,
We will be using paper from brown paper shopping bags, thin cotton string (like kite string), masking tape (optional), wood templates quickly made of craft maple once dimensions are determined. I am making these for a 20 gauge smoothbore. I have 2 templates for the shot cups, one for 1oz loads and 1 for 1 1/4oz loads, so your sizes may vary but process is the same.
Here goes,
20190213_210525.jpg
So here you see the basic components. I've made maple templates of craft maple from Lowes. There was a lot of trial and error in getting the correct dimensions to wind up with 2 layers of paper around the shot, 1 layer of paper for the twisted end, and just enough paper past the shot to fold it closed like a coin roll.
20190213_211708.jpg 20190213_211638.jpg 20190213_211611.jpg
These should show the dimensions for the 1oz shot load template. The last one is a crucial measurement as it determines the volume of the shotcup.
You probably noticed 2 dowels in the 1st photo. The big one is the more necessary. It is the mandrel the shot up will be formed around. For those with a lathe, just turn down a hardwood dowel to a diameter that will just barely enter the bore with 2 wraps of the paper around it. I don't have a lathe so needed to find a material I could work with (doesn't have to be wood) and was close to the size I need already. Lucked out when I found these
20190213_212606.jpg
At Hobby Lobby for $2.99
To be continued....
Here goes,
20190213_210525.jpg
So here you see the basic components. I've made maple templates of craft maple from Lowes. There was a lot of trial and error in getting the correct dimensions to wind up with 2 layers of paper around the shot, 1 layer of paper for the twisted end, and just enough paper past the shot to fold it closed like a coin roll.
20190213_211708.jpg 20190213_211638.jpg 20190213_211611.jpg
These should show the dimensions for the 1oz shot load template. The last one is a crucial measurement as it determines the volume of the shotcup.
You probably noticed 2 dowels in the 1st photo. The big one is the more necessary. It is the mandrel the shot up will be formed around. For those with a lathe, just turn down a hardwood dowel to a diameter that will just barely enter the bore with 2 wraps of the paper around it. I don't have a lathe so needed to find a material I could work with (doesn't have to be wood) and was close to the size I need already. Lucked out when I found these
20190213_212606.jpg
At Hobby Lobby for $2.99
To be continued....
