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Beautiful 16, when was it born?
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Thanks! The gun was made in 1886. These pictures really don't do it justice. I had been wanting to share with the group and since I was out today, I thought it would go ahead and post a few pictures. Even in the cold with 20mph winds(and no gloves) I was having a little too much fun...
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12-29-2020, 04:55 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Now there's a pretty little sixteen Jay!
You'll have to bring it to Addieville the next time we have a get together there. I'd love to heft it. .
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12-29-2020, 06:09 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Wow , only way that one would look better was if it were in my safe VERY NICE !!!!!
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12-29-2020, 06:40 PM | #7 | ||||||
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There is a nice low pressure 3/4 oz load listed on the Hogdon reloading site using 2 1/2" cheddite/RST hulls, International, and the DR 16 wad--that wad may be hard to find as of late, I still have a couple bags.
I have some info on 3/4 oz loads, low pressure, using cheddite hulls , Green Dot, and the SG 16 wad. I use Universal for 7/8 oz loads, SG wad
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12-29-2020, 07:13 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Thanks Dean, I have been looking forward to showing you this Parker. It is a wonderful light hammer gun. Hopefully, we'll have a chance in 2021 at Addieville.
Harold, I am going to try and figure out a good 16 ¾ ounce load, I haven’t been able to find the 16DR wads anywhere. The RST 3/4oz shells use the Gualandi SG16 Wad. I am tempted to try it out in one of my heaver 16 gauge guns. Or maybe better yet, load up some to get pressure tested. I attached a picture from Hodgdon, their 3/4 ounce load uses Hodgdon International powder. The lightest load listed at 1100fps is the same speed as RST’s 3/4 oz. load…and I was hitting everything with those today |
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Very nice!!
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12-29-2020, 07:52 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Here are 3 tested loads( not by me) that I saved in my reloading notebook because I thought they looked good, and I had the components. I have both cheddite and win 209 primers and would use either one. These 3 all call for 2 1/2" cheddite hulls, cheddite primers , and SG 16 wads.
16.6 gr Green Dot SG 16 1275 fps @ 7662 psi 15.5 gr Green Dot SG 16 1177 fps @ 7400 psi 16.6 gr International SG 16 1208 fps @ 6737 The 3/4 oz load I have been shooting, and I like it, is Hogdons Cheddite 2 1/2" DR16 wad 16 gr International 1150 fps @ 6200 psi
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