I AM BAFFLED

[Steve Hodges]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

If you using a bar with bushings you will have to weigh the charge to verify again.. The recipe for that load that you posted should be fine. I'll bet the shot drop is light. Those bushings suck. I'm a huge fan of the adjustable charge bars.

Daryl, I am using a standard 3/4 oz Mec charge bar so their is no bushing to play with other than the powder bushing. I agree that the issue may be a light drop by the bar.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hodges

Daryl, I am using a standard 3/4 oz Mec charge bar so their is no bushing to play with other than the powder bushing. I agree that the issue may be a light drop by the bar.

Weigh 10 shot charges and average them out. Wouldn’t surprise me if they are light charges. You can drop in a 1/8” .410 fiber wad before you drop in the shot if nothing else works.

[J. A. EARLY]

Have some loose shot in a container close by and add a few pellets with a small dipper like a powder dipper, when it is still at the shot drop station. It usually only takes a few. In .410 and 28 they are hard to get the correct amount so I am always adding a few or removing by pouring out a few. These two gauges unless you shoot them a lot are slow to load for me. But at $25 a box for .410 in 3" I am saving lots of money. Twenty-eight also.

[Double Lab]

All this adding cheerios, fiber wads or extra shot to achieve a good crimp with each shell will get old after a while if you shoot them in any volume. Try bumping up the powder to 13.5-13.7gr. and if need be ream the shot cavity to get a full 3/4oz. drop. Make sure you are not crushing the wad. Fine tuning your machine and this load is all part of your new adventure with the 28.