16 gauge
 

Well I made a trip to Ron Shirk's in Lebanon PA yesterday to pick up stuff for our shop and another friends shop !

I was finally able to get a 600JR 16 gauge !

Loaded up some ounce loads with SR7625 and the knockoff WIN AA16 wad . They actually looked better then the ones I used to load on my deceased friends PW 800 !

The Remington low and high brass hulls worked the best . But the WIN high brass looked pretty decent and the old Federal purple high brass were the worst . Bad a couple drops of candle waxed sealed the problems with the WIn and Federal hulls pun intended !

Glad you are loading for the Sweet 16!

If you have a chance, try the Downrange 7/8 oz wad. It works well for target or game!

I ordered some of those for my recently deceased friend . I think he liked them well enough .

I've been loading the AA16 or knockoff version for about 25 years . I also use some of the Remington SP-16 but just for buckshot loads .

The reason some shells load better than others is that you may be loading six segment shells with eight segment crimpers. No big deal, but it may be the reason.

The reason some shells load better than others is that you may be loading six segment shells with eight segment crimpers. No big deal, but it may be the reason. I have never seen an 800 PW in 16 gauge, but I have heard they exist. Could it have been a single stage PW 375? The problems with the crimp could be the difference in number of segments also. I have two different crimp starters for my PW 375 and keep my shells segregated so they are used in the proper crimp starters.

I used a PW 375 for the 16 and 10 3 1/2 back 25 years ago . At first i used the Winchester old Upland and Expert shells and they did well enough on the PW 375 .

And when I started again loading for the 16 about 3 years ago I was having my best luck with the Federal purple shells in my old friends PW 800 . Now I seem to be having decent luck with all three shells in this MEC !