Getting back to reloading

[Don Mills]

I am getting back to reloading and am in the process of setting things back up for my MEC grabber 12ga reloaded but am also looking to get and set up for 28ga for my Parker repro. I see that MEC offers a grabber for 2 3/4” 28ga shells. Is that what most of you would load for or would you set up for 2 1/2”?

Second, I want to shift to a 7/8oz load for the 12ga while keeping the pressure around 7000 and the velocity between 1150-1200fps. Does anyone have a good recipe for that?

Thanks for the advice in advance.

[Quigley97]

All my Parkers are 12ga. I have been using this recipe for about 7 years. Depending on how your press drops powder, mine drops 17.5 to 18 grains of Clay Dot, Claybuster CB4100 wad which is a 1oz. or 7/8 oz. I only have Remington Nitro hulls and use usually Winchester 209 or Cheddite 209 primers. According to Alliant's web site the pressure is between 7,000 & 8,000 lbs. and right around 1150 to 1200 FPS.

[Randy Roberts]

The card on top will get you where you want to be. The other two are over the FPS that you are seeking. I do not alter published recipes, having said that I don't see a problem with cutting back on powder to reduce the velocity. I can't see how cutting back on powder would increase pressure or create concerns. You can also visit the Hodgdon and Alliant websites where you can probably find a plethora of recipes that will fit your needs. Good luck!

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Donald F. Mills

I am getting back to reloading and am in the process of setting things back up for my MEC grabber 12ga reloaded but am also looking to get and set up for 28ga for my Parker repro. I see that MEC offers a grabber for 2 3/4” 28ga shells. Is that what most of you would load for or would you set up for 2 1/2”?

Second, I want to shift to a 7/8oz load for the 12ga while keeping the pressure around 7000 and the velocity between 1150-1200fps. Does anyone have a good recipe for that?

Thanks for the advice in advance.

I can load both 2 3/4" and 2 1/2" 28g hulls on my MEC JR. All I need to do is use the "short kit" to load 2 1/2" shells. As for 12g, I have plenty of recipes for those. Right now on the Spolar I load 2 3/4" hulls, 7/8oz with 16g Clays at 1160 FPS. Very mild shells and will break what your pointing at.

[Bill Murphy]

I personally would not go through the trouble of loading 2 1/2" shells for a Repro which has 2 3/4" chambers. The 650 does not have a resizer, the Grabber does resize.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I personally would not go through the trouble of loading 2 1/2" shells for a Repro which has 2 3/4" chambers. The 650 does not have a resizer, the Grabber does resize.

Never had an issue where I needed to resize my hulls whether they were in .410 or 10g.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Never had an issue where I needed to resize my hulls whether they were in .410 or 10g.

I’ve had 10 gauge done on a 600JR that were kinda tight . After I loaded them on my Sizemaster that issue was eliminated .

[Andy]

Don, I load the following and just throw them in a Lowes 5 gallon bucket by the bench and scoop handfuls when needed. Very soft shooting.

Remington Gun Club, STS, Nitro..etc
American Select 18gr
WAA12L (grey) wad or Claybuster equivalent
Winchester OR Cheddite 209 primer
7/8oz shot
FPS is 1200 and PSI is 5800.

This is from the Alliant website. I use both the MEC single stage or Grabber for this depending on what I have set up.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

Don, I load the following and just throw them in a Lowes 5 gallon bucket by the bench and scoop handfuls when needed. Very soft shooting.

Remington Gun Club, STS, Nitro..etc
American Select 18gr
WAA12L (grey) wad or Claybuster equivalent
Winchester OR Cheddite 209 primer
7/8oz shot
FPS is 1200 and PSI is 5800.

This is from the Alliant website. I use both the MEC single stage or Grabber for this depending on what I have set up.

But Andy's shells have holes in the patterns!!

[Andy]

My problems go beyond holes in a pattern Mike