Follow the instruction in the owner's manual. If you don't have one, contact Knight. Good advice, If you don't know how to do it get instruction from a local club member or black powder shooter. Your local gun shop may be able to put you in touch with someone. The loading is just like loading a shotgun shell. I use 60 grains of 2F powder, then an over powder wad or a shot cup depending on what I am hunting, then 1oz of ___ (fill in the blank depending on what you are hunting) shot, followed by an over shot card. Same as a shot shell but the barrel is the hull.
a.69 cal
Gauge indicates a shotgun, not a rifle. The 8 gauge has been out of production for many years, and was a black powder shotshell. The 8 g. is not legal for hunting in the US.
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100-10000 USD
Pieper was a Belgian gun maker, so it was most likely made in Belgium. Look for the Belgian black powder proof marks.
With the vast numbers of brands and models it is hard to value, You may have some success at the shotgun world website, (shotgunworld.com) there is a large network of collectors and shotgun experts there that may be able to help.
50-100 USD or so
While the 4 gauge shotgun has a larger bore diameter, it was originally a black powder cartridge, and operates at much lower pressures than a modern high powered rifle. The 577 T Rex has much higher energy,
The modern shotgun will have a sharper recoil than the black powder. The recoil force will vary depending on the particular loading, but will tend to be heavier.
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10 gauge. Most likely black powder.
12-ga.; 3-inch chambers