Me to. Anyone got any low pressure loads for the 2 5/8" 10 gauge

By the time I’m cutting down my hulls and roll crimping they are 2 5/8”…or shorter some times. Imo the 100 grains of FG (real black powder) with 1 5/8 oz lead is lower pressure than any, or most, smokeless powder loads. Have to admit I haven’t shot much since my last post with the old gun. It just doesn’t hold a consistent patten good enough to make it a go to turkey gun. Missed two birds at close range after my double bearder so I sent back to a modern gun.

I don’t think there’s load data for Pyrodex on the spreadsheet. This apparently it’s from a 1983 listing right from Pyrodex. I found it interesting because there was a 2 ounce load at 6900 psi with 100 grains of Pyrodex. Not much more than my low pressure. I’m running with black powder right now with one and 5/8 ounce. Like a good heavy payload, low pressure load if somebody wants to turkey hunt. I see it’s 3 1/2 inch but I would assume loading it at 2 7/8” “it fits in a hull” is going to be the same pressure. If not, there’s a nice low pressure load for the one in 58 ounce 2 7/8”. I’m running 100 grains of FG with the one in 58 ounce load and I’m guessing it’s around the same pressure is 80 grains of Pyrodex. I have a metal can with a pound of CTG powder. I’ll have to try a few test loads. I’m sure gluing in an OS card in an all brass hull will give me plenty of room for 2oz of shot and keep me at lower pressures. RST advertises their ”Damascus safe” ammo at 6,500 psi. I’m sure 90 and 95 grains with 2oz will be right at the same pressure area since a 100 grains is 6,900. IMO it’s nice to find a “ heavy payload” with lighter pressures for turkey hunting.

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Pete, give me a call or text at 801-688-8449... I am in need of a solid 1-5/8oz lead load data for short 10's, and the PDF file I had on my old phone went with it. I can't see the link here. Thanks! (PS, I got rid of Facebook, so that's why I'm messaging you here.

Will the following load work in a Chedite hull using just fibre wads. Be using nitro wad, fibre wads for filler and over shot card.Will be used in a Remington 1882 10ga with fluid steel barrels.
Federal Hull, cut to 2 7/8", Wind 209 or Fiocchi 616 primer, 19 grain Red Dot, Remington SP10 Wad, 1/2 inch fiber filler wad, 6 point folded crimp.

2 7/8" hull, Cheddite or Win 209 primers, SP10 wad and a 1/2" filler inside that SP should work. I use Unique powder and a 16g 1/2" fiber wad for filler in the SP10 and 1 1/4 oz shot on top. You may need an OSC if your crimp doesn't close all the way.

Your nitro card and fiber wad recipe would work and should give you lower pressures. You might have to use hard fiber wads. You'll need to experiment with your wad column for proper height.

Thanks for the reply.

Scott, you try them?

No not yet. Took a tumble out grouse hunting and did a number on my left wrist. Hoping next week!!!

Hi, new to the forum, struggling to access the data for the 2 7/8 short ten refered to in the original post can anyone help ? Thanks from the u.k.

how do i find the pdf you attached ?

regards

Tony

Scroll back a couple of pages, it's in there.

It's been awhile, here is the latest version of my Comprehensive Short Ten loading data spreadsheet, updated through 1/17/26. There are four new loads since the last update thanks to people on this page, I have highlighted those loads and all of them use currently available components.

Hull differences
 

I am curious if anyone has experience with some of the older, long-discontinued hulls found in some of these recipes--and if they perform significantly differently than any others. For example, the attached highlighted load. To me, it seems suspect that that much lead on top of that much longshot would produce so little pressure. But, that is not a hull with which I am familiar. Do some of these older hull designs make that big a difference?

I have the same question. I only got into reloading the short ten recently and have scrounged a variety of hulls - Winchester, Federal, Remington, new Cheddites. At modest pressures, are these all relatively interchangeable?

I load any hull with combination of recipes because of such low pressure in most of the loads i shoot. But that is just me not telling others to do the same:)