2 1/2 low pressure reloads
 

hi all,

does anyone know of a low pressure 12g 2 1/2" reload recipe or where i could locate some. i have a bunch of RSTs hulls and would like to reload. this is a great site for those like me who are new to relaoding. i tried to track a reference to a sherman bell article for 12g but could not locate it. many thanks, john

some body will come up with old sherman bells recipes....welcome to reloading.... charlie

You just need something for RST hulls - it wouldn't matter if they're 2 or 3" hulls. What wad can be used in RST's ? Would BP's have something ? Paul

John, Here are a couple of loads that member Dave Miles sent me awhile back.

2 1/2" Cheddite (RST) hull
Cheddite or Winchester 209 primer
20 grains International Clays powder
GU-1222 wad.
1 oz. lead shot/6 fold crimp
1220 FPS@6800 PSI


2 1/2" Cheddite(RST) hull
Cheddite or Winchester 209 primer
22 grains IMR PB powder
GU-1222 wad
1oz lead shot/6 fold crimp
1225 FPS@7200 PSI

Dave, what's a GU-1222 wad ?

Paul, Gualandi Wads..... Outfits such as Precision Reloading use their own numbers in the catalog but they can be cross referenced.

Does anyone know if the 12 ga. 2 1/2 inch Polywad Vintager uses a cheddite hull? and would the above work for used vintager hulls?

Brent, I believe the Poly-Wad hull is cheddite also.

Apparently, the Cheddite hull is used by many outfits. The headstamp with four stars and four digits designating the gauge is found on RSTs, Polywads and Gamebore to name a few.

Im having a problem locating the GU-1222 wads. Grafs doesn't list a 1oz Gulandi wad online ( at least I cant find them) would there be another 1 oz wad that could be substituted?