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Over shot cards are always THIN - .027. The .125 cards are for over powder and the other thicker wads are for filling the case to get a good crimp. I've found that too many cushion wads or too thick an over shot card will blow patterns. Try cutting the hull to about 2" to limit the amount of wads needed. Also, it would be easier to read your post if you used capital letters at the begining of each sentence.
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I have been trying the 8 ga loads again today. I loaded upseveral rounds.sameloads used as before. WINCHESTER hull 30 grains bluedot powder.1 geliispi wad 1 ounce lead . I cut the 1 /8 inch wad in half. REULTS was same as yesterday only one big hole . THe load is still shooting like a slug load. I shot from distances of 20 40 60 yards still shooting like a slug. I changed the load of lead to differant weights witg no effect. I then changed to a remington wad a SP8. THIS WAD holds2 1/4 ounces of lead. I used 1/8 inch wad split in half for over shot wad. I shot this load 8 times at differant yardage. DISTANCES were 15 20 40 and 60 yards.yall are gonna laugh but there was only 8 big holes in that target likeslug loads. i have come to this conclusion that the small shot iam using is the trouble. I shot loads from 1 ounce to 2 1/4 all with the same results.this has really got me pulzled. THE shot used was 7 1/2 with some 8 and 9 mixed with it . THE shot was given to me mixed up this way. DOES any one else out there think that maybe 8 ga. dont do well with small shot. I have shot lots of no 2. no 4. buckshot and bb loads in this gun with good results. WHAT is the problem any body got any ideas. AND I DONT DRINK OR SMOKE WEED. HA... ANY HELP APPRECIATED ON THIS PROBLEM. THANKS CHARLIE
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06-01-2010, 07:49 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I forgot to mention in my shooting the 8 ga today that Iset up a 5 gallon plastic bucket filled with water. I shot the bucket at 40 yards it put one hole in front and blew the back side out of it.I do not think a wad would do this. i shot the bucket several more times withboth sides penatrated good. I shot this 8 ga a total of 46 times this evening with all loads shooting like slugs. charlie
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06-01-2010, 07:57 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Charlie, I tested a RST 10 gauge load of 1 1/4 of 7 1/2's at 40 yards in a .038 choked NH and stuck the wad in the target. This may sound stupid but could it be the wad? Have you recovered any of the fired wads for examination? Just throwing some questions out there.
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06-01-2010, 08:24 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Charlie, you should keep it as your deer gun.
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06-01-2010, 10:00 PM | #8 | ||||||
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I have not recovered any of the wads im shooting into a round bale of hay for a backstop.t WADS ARE DRIVING SO DEEP IVE NOTrecovered one yet.the bucket i shot was full of waterand the wad or load blew the backside of bucket out. ive loaded lots of bigger shot withthese same wads and never run into any thing like this before. this surely would make a good deer load. ACCURACY GOOD EVEN AT 60 YARDS.I TRULY BELIEVE ITS THE SMALL SHOT STAYING WADDED TOGETHER. I will load some no 4 shot in acouple days see what happens. i know this is kind of hard to believe but these shot are not spreading out . Any body ever try 8 shot in there ten ga. charlie
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06-01-2010, 11:09 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Charlie,
An odd thing that occures with shot size and choke. If you shoot buckshot through a cylinder bore it will not open up and will pattern like a slug, but if you shoot small shot like #8 through a cylinder bore it will throw an open pattern. Now take the same loads and run them through a full choke and buckshot will be an open pattern and small shot will shoot much tighter. I think you have solved your problem and if you shoot much larger shot you will have a more open pattern. Harry |
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06-03-2010, 10:04 AM | #10 | ||||||
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I'm going to hit the PRINT button just in case this thread somehow gets deleted. I'm not taking any chances. I think I still have an eight gauge around here somewhere and a few shells loaded. I may dig a goose carcass out of the freezer and go out to the club to do some patterning later today. I'm thinking about 95 yards should be about right.
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