Light load advice

[William Davis]

Just backed my 7/8 oz 12 g load off to 16.4 of Tite Wad. Shoots well now I need to chronograph it.

Bill

[J. A. EARLY]

William,

I would also buy a digital food scale (about $10) and check the amount of shot you are dropping, just as you weigh your powder charge. You will probably find it is not dropping 7/8 ounce, probably less is what I have found. And the fixed charge bars drop different amounts of shot depending upon the size shot you are using.

That is why to me the adjustable charge bar is worth every penny you pay for it. They also sell one that comes with a powder baffle, which makes the powder charges more consistent. Just my 2 cents.

[Richard Flanders]

I load a 24gram load with PB in STS hulls that is, if I remember correctly, 1150fps @ 4200psi that is really easy on the shoulder and seems work fine on clays. My light damascus GHE12 loves them. They don't burn well in the cold though...... my barrels look like I've been burning BP when I shoot them in the cold, say below 10degF.

[William Davis]

I have weighed my shot, mec bar throws a bit light. You can use your powder scale to weigh shot. 7000 grs to the pound. 1/8 oz is about 55 grs

Boats

[Paul Harm]

The new electronic scales will weigh shot or powder charges - only around 30-40$. I got sooo tired of moving the weights on a balance beam scale, having to weigh 1/2 a charge of shot then the rest because mine wouldn't weigh a full charge.

[charlie cleveland]

paul i use one of them old ajustable shot dippers for lead i think it adjusts fom 1 1/8 ounce to 2 1/2..then for the light loads use them pre ajusted shot dippers 7/8 ounce and 3/4.. i too did not like weighing the lead on the ajustable scales.. charlie

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by Paul Harm

The new electronic scales will weigh shot or powder charges - only around 30-40$. I got sooo tired of moving the weights on a balance beam scale, having to weigh 1/2 a charge of shot then the rest because mine wouldn't weigh a full charge.

The main reason I bought one of the $10 electronic food scales was to weigh guns. Works perfectly. Being able to weigh my handloaded buckshot charges as well as testing my adjustable charge bar shot charge weights was a bonus.

[William Davis]

Have a old postal scale that weighs up to about 25 lbs. Not real precise but very useful in the shop. Most components I have listed in a notebook with # per pound. Tare weight marked on the bottom of a couple of Aluminum cake pans. Saves a lot of counting and guessing, how many loads are left in that bag of shot or can of powder ?

Single charge of powder bullets and shot use a very old Lyman beam scale that I check with a Lyman weight set, bought it used over 30 years ago. Check everything when setting up don't weigh all loads. Slow but don't use if for long runs. It's precise never needs a new battery and you can get them off Ebay cheap. Main thing is to get one of the check weight sets make sure what you read is what it is.

Bill

[Paul Harm]

I have a nice Lyman trigger scale that weighs up around 15lbs. Can also be used for weighing guns.