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Originally Posted by Tom King
I am new here and have a couple of quest about reloading. I found some 71/2 chilled shot while cleaning my dads shop. He has been gone 14 years and I know the shot is older than 14 years. Would this shot still be good to use? Also what primers , shot and wads should I use for RST 2 1/2 inch 16 gauge hulls? I know these are rookie questions but thanks for the help in advance.
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This is a tough time to start reloading as most reloading components are hard to find right now. You will have a very hard time find SR7625 powder as suggested because it has been discontinued and out of production for several years. There are other powders currently in production that will give good results. I have attached a spreadsheet from the "16 Gauge Forum" with many tested recipes including 2 1/2" loadings.
My favorite for the 2 1/2" 16ga Cheddite hull is; Cheddite 209 primer, 15.5 grains of Green Dot powder, Ballistic Products SG-16 wad and 3/4 ounce of shot. When tested it had a velocity of 1177 fps and developed 7400 psi. A good choice for composite barrel guns