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Hi Kensal, thanks for the reply! I guess I should have explained myself a bit better. For clays my payload would be 1oz. The 1 1/8oz would be for hunting loads (later season wild pheasants). I used this load (2 1/2" 1 1/8oz) for the last couple years and they worked excellent later in the season when the birds are wild and feathered out.
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Greg:
I assumed you were talking 12-bore. And even for pheasant pass shooting, I use 1 0z. of No. 6. Over dogs, 7/8 oz. of No. 6. Both in standard "clays load recipes." They work fine for me, and both my shoulder and the guns don't mind the experience. |
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For 12g. I reload 2.5" and 2.75" with 7/8 oz. if shooting clays. Why waste the lead? I normally load hunting rounds with 1oz. For 2.5" and the same or more for 2.75".
You would have a hard time getting more than 1 oz. of shot into a 2.5" hull.
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Hi Brian,
What's your 2.5" load if you don't mind sharing? Thanks, Tom |
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Tom,
I reload 2.5" RST (or other Cheddite hulls). At my local gun club I recently garbage picked a lot of RIO 2-3/4" hulls that are made by Cheddite and I cut them down to 2.5" The basic recipe that I work from is: RST (Cheddite) 2.5 inch hull Win 209 primer Galandi wad GV-1222 (Ballistic products number is 072CS12 - CS12 Comp Special 12ga) 19.2 gr International Clays powder 7/8 oz shot charge. OR 20 gr. for 1 oz. of shot. I have used CCI and more recently Fiocchi primers in this recipe with no issues. The original data I had on this recipe was something like 1200 fps and 6500 - 6800 psi. I do not mind sharing. That is how I got this info for my use. For 2.75" I have been reloading Rem STS hulls with CCI 209 Primers, International Clays Powder and Rem TGT 12 wads. I stuck with the International clays powder so that I don't have to keep different types of powders on hand. Those recipes were pulled right from Hodgden's Data tables. I chose a recipe that generates the same lower pressures as my 2.5" load so that I could shoot them in Damascus barrels. Until recently I had been shooting just 2.5" shells in everything. But I figured I will start saving them for the guns that need them.
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Brian, Thank you Sir. Tom
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Brian, On your 2 3/4' loads substitute Claybuster 1 oz. wads they are cheaper and the lower pressure without a loss in FPS.
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Thanks Dave. Well I will have to shoot through the 1000 rem wads I have first.
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