SPREDR Shot

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Calvin,

Is that a Spread-R disk and post as your overshot wad?

I use the BPI "X" spreaders in target loads but have thought that the overshot wad with post might give a better spread witt larger (sizes 4-6) shot.

What do you think?

Mark

[10 bore]

not sure if it is the same thing as the spreader wad, but i did some test with post wads and 1 1/8th oz 6 shot in a full choked 12 ga. went from 78% to 60% and a nice pattern, scott

[Autumn Daze]

I buy my spreader discs from Jay Menefee at Polywad. Here is a little trick that Jay has given me. Use inserts one gauge smaller than the gauge you are reloading. In other words I use 20 gauge discs in my 16 gauge reloads. Better patterns are achieved.

[StubTwist]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

I buy my spreader discs from Jay Menefee at Polywad. Here is a little trick that Jay has given me. Use inserts one gauge smaller than the gauge you are reloading. In other words I use 20 gauge discs in my 16 gauge reloads. Better patterns are achieved.

Dave,

Thanks for the tip for going with smaller gauges. When I first reloaded for 12 I was using the 12 ga. disks and couldn't fold crimp, messed up my reloader, and instead had to roll crimp them.

When you reload intending to use with a spreader disk, I read somewhere that you use powder recipes for 1 1/8 loads but only drop 1 oz of shot and then add the spreader disk - then crimp. In this example, this is when you are reloading for 12 gauge.

Is this what you do?