[Cory Rams]

Those loads look awesome! Wish someone made clear 10 gauge hulls. I finally got my hands on 5 pounds of #5’s copper plated lead yesterday. Figured I would try it in my my 1873 Charles Daly 10 gauge SXS with my load I used last year for turkeys. A 100 grain of FG, a 1/4” nitro card, a 1 5/8oz payload, an overshot card, and a 4 pin roll crimp. I’ve used 2 oz of #5’s for decades in my modern 10…a browning gold National Wild Turkey federation gun. Both federal and Winchester 2oz #5’s pattern close to the same. No matter what choke I use in it every 2 1/4oz load I have tried with the the exception of the long discontinued Remington 2 1/4oz #6 load would not pattern as well as a 2 oz load in all three browning golds and H&R turkey rifle. All factory loads tested only of course. Wish I had some nickel plated shot to try but the copper plated will have to do. I just got my hands on a bag of SP10 wads and X10x gas seals. To bad the only powders I have will only work up to 2oz loads or I’d load up some 2 1/4oz or more loads to try. That #4 pattern is impressive at 40 yards! What kind of 10 gauge are you using? Didn’t see it listed in your post. The T shot penetration doesn’t surprise me. I still have some the original heavy shot factory loads in 10 and 12 gauge. Four years ago i was out at farm where coyotes were coming in and killing calves on a consistent basis. I called in and shot a coyote at 109 yards with a Remington HD 3” BB load that morning. Broke two of its legs with the shot and bloodied it up pretty good. I was calling and it hung up. It was coyote #4 for the morning in the same area and guessing he started figuring out what was going on because he hung up far enough out that he thought he was safe. I knew the coyote was out too far. I guessed it was around 80 yards so I took a Hail Mary and aimed a foot over its head and let the gun fly. I dropped it instantly. About two minutes later into my calling the yote literally came back to life and took three tries at belling rolling around. It got up to start dragging itself away at a snails pace. I shot twice again but I must have not connected as it kept dragging itself away. My buddy who was our 20 yards away facing the other direction immediately came over and finished it off with his rifle. The HD BB is tough stuff. I have a few rounds left of it in tripple B and T as well. I normally wait till the average yote is within 25 yards before pulling the trigger so it’s not a common practice to shoot that far. But I can tell you if it connects in the right spot it will get the job done.