Not being able to find Win 209, I bought some new Cheddites (blue and pink box - alleged to be better that the old ones). I load Old Style Win AAs 28 Ga. with Claybuster Wads and 20/28 Powder. We contacted Alliant, and they said only load with Win 209 because the other pressures are too high. I think the real problem is they never tested anything else. Vista also owns Cheddite, and I asked why they never tested their own product - no answer. The folk law I hear in the internet is the Cheddites are OK for 12 Ga, but the pressures are too high for the small gauges. Also, a lot of guys on the interned say they load 13.0 Gr of 20/28, and all is good. So I just sent 4 sample loads to Pression Reloading to test:
13.2 Gr 20/28 with Win 209 primers
13.0 Gr 20/28 with Win 209 primers
13.0 Gr 20/28 with Cheddite primers
13.0 Gr 20/28 with CCI primers
All loads weighed on my digital scale - I will keep you guys posted when I get the results.
Billy Gross
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