A dram is 27.34 grains. The markings on you powder measure is in grains up to 120 grains. Your 2 1/2 drams is about 68.25 grains of powder. Or slightly less, you can do the math. The heavy card is an over-powder wad, the light card is the over-shot wad. It goes powder, over-powder wad, wad, shot, over-shot wad. The thick card is to keep powder from getting moist from the felt wadding.

The shot flask is in ounces.

I'd be starting at a basic load of shot of about 7/8 of an ounce just to see how it goes.

Last edited by Genelang; 09/23/10 02:11 PM.