DuPont #5 1/2

[6pt-Sika]

Was DuPont 5 1/2 smokeless ?

[6pt-Sika]

Or might that mean 5 1/2 drams?

[Researcher]

That would be 5 1/2 drams of Du Pont bulk smokeless powder. With the KLEANBORE on the side of the case those are late 8-gauge shells from 1931 or later.

[Andy]

That seems like a low recoil load to me : )

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

That would be 5 1/2 drams of Du Pont bulk smokeless powder. With the KLEANBORE on the side of the case those are late 8-gauge shells from 1931 or later.

With that info I feel better about trying to touch one off .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

That seems like a low recoil load to me : )

I’d be willing to bet it isn’t any stouter than my own buckshot handload .