28 gauge load

[bob lyons]

My current load is
Old AA Winchester hulls
AA wads
Chedite primer
Unique powder
2-3/4
3/4 oz lead

I’m just about out of unique powder and unable to get more,
Does anyone have a powder recommendation for the AA Winchester that is currently available.

[Art Kirkwood]

Bob, I use the old compression formed AA hull as well, pink 28g CB wad, C209 (CX2000) primer, and 14.4gr longshot powder in Briley tubes. Hodgdon lists no C209 loads so I started with the F209A 14.0 published load and increased the powder charge until I got the target breaks that I was looking for. I am also using 16.7gr in my 20g Rem GC loads since I have been unable to get Universal powder which I've used in the 20 and 28 gauges for many years.

[Billy Gross]

Bob -I use 20/28 Powder in similar loads with the CFAA hulls. There are no published loads for this, so I sent them out to Precission Reloading for testing. Billy

[Dean Romig]

I use 20/28 also. It’s pretty readily available.





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[bob lyons]

Thanks to all I will look for the 20/28 powder

[bob lyons]

After quick check the long shot seems to be the way to go.
Thanks again

[Jeff Elder]

Well I bought a bunch of components from an estate and had some green dot in it. I found my fathers old reloading manual from the early 1980’s and found this for the old AA 28
3/4 oz shot
Win 209 primer
12.5 gr of Green dot
Win AA wad
1200 fps
1190 psi

Ballistic products has green dot as of right now

[Harold Lee Pickens]

There is good load data for HS-6 and CF AA 28 hulls also, have a couple pounds but havent tried it yet. Universal is great if you got it( still have a 4 pounder). I use 20/28 even though there are no published loads with it and old CFAA. I dropped the powder a little and shooting it in modern Ugartechea and Dickinson 28's

[Dean Romig]

3/4 oz shot
Win 209 primer
12.5 gr of Green dot
Win AA wad
1200 fps
1190 psi

Ballistic products has green dot as of right now

Really…. 1190 psi????




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[Scott Janowski]

I like Universal, however it is hard to find. HS6 works well also.

[Jeff Elder]

Really…. 1190 psi????




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It’s what it says. I went to alliant it has same recipe in modern HS shells. I have a Herco for those old shells 7900 but Herco,and Unique has one 8400, but you can’t seem to find that powder. Btw I’m shooting out of a modern gun not a classic. And while I have your attention, I sent you a PM asking about pressure on the Parker 16, but I found that. Could you tell what Parker recommend on their 28? My great grandfathers will be back in my possession in a few months and I’ll start reloading for it. Thank you

[Mike Koneski]

I load 2 3/4" Cheddite or Fiocchi hulls with 3/4 oz shot and 14.2g Universal. I use the PT28 wad or the Sport28 wad with a 1/8" nitro card. They run 1200 FPS.

[RonKiska]

At various points in time due to supply chain issues, used Unique, Green Dot, Longshot, and HS-6 in 28g. All work well.

[edgarspencer]

It’s what it says. I went to alliant it has same recipe in modern HS shells. I have a Herco for those old shells 7900 but Herco,and Unique has one 8400, but you can’t seem to find that powder. Btw I’m shooting out of a modern gun not a classic. And while I have your attention, I sent you a PM asking about pressure on the Parker 16, but I found that. Could you tell what Parker recommend on their 28? My great grandfathers will be back in my possession in a few months and I’ll start reloading for it. Thank you

It may be what it says, but a reasonable person, with reloading experience, would know that simply can't be correct. Most every published 28ga load will have pressures in excess of 8000psi, and usually over 10,000 psi.
I suspect there may have been a dropped digit, either a 1 in front of 1190, or a zero at the end, as those are numbers one would expect.
Green Dot in 28ga is somewhat odd, though common in 20ga.

[Jeff Elder]

It may be what it says, but a reasonable person, with reloading experience, would know that simply can't be correct. Most every published 28ga load will have pressures in excess of 8000psi, and usually over 10,000 psi.
I suspect there may have been a dropped digit, either a 1 in front of 1190, or a zero at the end, as those are numbers one would expect.
Green Dot in 28ga is somewhat odd, though common in 20ga.


It came out of The handbook of shotshell reloading by Kenneth W Couger. Published in 1984. I bet you are right.