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Factory 16 guage option
This is not a reloading post so my apologies up front. I was looking for a reasonable option for 16 guage factory shells to shoot in my Parker 16's. I found the Fiocchi Dove loads with 1 oz at 1165 fps and they looked promising so I reached out to Fiocchi and this was their respone.
"Dan, Most recent runs of those are looking like 6600-7000 psi. Some lots may go a bit higher, I would say 7500 is a good limit for these. David Lane Product Services Manager Email: d.lane@fiocchiusa.com Phone : 417.449.1039 6930 N. Fremont Rd, Ozark, MO 65721 www.fiocchiusa.com www.baschieri-pellagriusa.com" |
I shot those loads Dan and for me the recoil was more than I liked and that was in a 1 frame. You may find them tolerable but I much prefer 7/8 or even better 3/4oz.
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That PSI is very reasonable but the speed in FPS may be the cause of excessive recoil. Depends on the powder they use. Maybe a slower burning powder would be the answer.
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Unfortunately unless you can get the RST Falcon lite loads the only way to guarantee low pressure/low recoil 16ga loads is to handload.
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Yes, Do that Dan - You won't regret it.
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What Dean said. I've gone to 3/4oz in every gauge I load and find them more than equal the job I ask of them.
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1 oz at 1165 is very reasonable especially at 7500 FPS or less. I shoot Fiocchi factory shells too and they break birds. I reload 2 3/4" and 2 1/2" 16g hulls. I use Green Dot, Unique and Longshot. All make soft shooting 1 oz loads and they stone pheasants even in the 2 1/2" hulls. Only reason I load 2 1/2" hulls is because I have so many of them. Plenty of recipes for both hull sizes.
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1165 fps isn't very fast, but dropping the load from one ounce to 3/4 oz is a 25% reduction in mass. The force to get an ounce up to speed will be reduced significantly having to only get 3/4 ounce up to speed. Remember when they told you in physics class that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
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I remember physics class. 1 oz at 1165 is easy peasy. Try 1 1/2+ at 1200 + in an 8 bore. That’ll put manners on recoil-sensitive shooters.
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I cannot get used to those very "light for gauge" loads. Too many years of shooting "standard" loads leave me expecting some recoil from the shot. It's disconcerting, and distracting, to me when it's not there. I will shoot 1 oz. loads in a 12, but don't go below that unless I go down a gauge, or more.
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