1 oz 12 ga 2.5 recipe for Gualandi dispersor x spreader loads?

[King Cobb]

https://www.ballisticproducts.com/mo...tinfo/072DX12/

Been reading a lot about these and people seem to like em. Any 2.5 inch recipes any one can give for em?

[Harold Pickens]

BPI usually has a bunch of loads cataloged for their wads--there is a special section in their website to click on---but, most of the loads I have reviewed were pretty stout, if you are looking for light, or recoil friendly loads.

[King Cobb]

There was discussion years ago that people thought gualandi was the wad that RST used in their spreaders. That is what I am trying to duplicate.

[King Cobb]

Still looking for a recipe for these if anyone has used them. I have read a lot of good reviews of em but haven't found a single recipe yet.

[King Cobb]

RST definitely uses a Gaulandi wad, its labeled and everything.

[King Cobb]

hmm finally tracked down a load I had seen posted on here previously:

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

Which is similar to one that Ballistic Products sent me in their short reloading brochure:

Cheddite
Ched209
International 20 grains
SPARK Lead 3/4 load #8/7.5/7/6
7400 PSI 1175 FPS

Somewhat surprising that they limit it to 3/4 oz load when the other load which is very simlar is 1 oz. Emailing with them if that load would work with the Gualandi spreader wad.

[Matt Stolley]

Originally Posted by Bill Holcombe

hmm finally tracked down a load I had seen posted on here previously:

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

This is a great load.

I have been using the exact load for several years in all my 12's even if they have longer chambers.

I also run 7/8 ounce loads with 17.6 grains of "Clays". All other components the same. (This is my favorite target and small gamebird load).

[StubTwist]

These are a straight wall wad so I use Federal hulls.

Here is my recipe with 7/8 oz loads that I got tested from Precision. I use once fired Federal Top Gun hulls for "use 'em once and toss 'em" that are easy to find at your local range hull buckets.

Federal Gold Medal or Top Gun Hull
Federal 209 primer
18.2 grains Hodgdon CLAYS
DX12S spreader wad + 16 gauge OSC over the shot
7/8 oz of lead shot

8680 PSI
1270 FPS

Great load and patterns. Opens a full choke to IC.

Higher FPS helps disperse the shot quicker when the shot leaves the barrel.

[B. Dudley]

I have used that clays recipe for a long time. It works well. Mostly I do not like reloading the Cheddite hulls. It takes a lot of adjusting of the machine to get them to crimp well and i have had trouble with the hulls expanding after the first firing as to cause problems in some ejector guns after reloading.