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Unread 11-16-2010, 06:08 PM   #1
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Default Federal Gold Medal Paper?
Just ordered a case of these, anyone else use these?
What do you think of them?
Federal Gold Medal Target - Paper, 12 Ga. 2¾"
T118-7 12ga. 2 3/4" 7.5 1 1/8oz. 1200 FPS
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Unread 11-16-2010, 07:23 PM   #2
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Have several cases of them. Great shells, great smell. They will stand 5 or 6 reloads, watch for pinholes at the top of the brass base. I have an old Double Automatic and some will hang up in that. Costly.
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I try to always have a flat of them around for when I need the good smell. Killed a Pheasant with one out of the right barrel of my old 1914-vintage A-Grade Fox on 8 November 2010. I have a handful off old Federal paper 16-gauges, but didn't use any today when I was out with a 16-gauge. Bruce is right about cost. The invoice in my currant flat is $108 plus Washington State sales tax!!
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Hummm!
I didn't think the price was all that bad.
I just sent for 10 boxes for $76.99 + $11.00 shipping.
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So what's the deal with the different smell?
Is it the paper shell or a different type of powder
used in these shells.
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The paper.....
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Does anyone know how much pressure these generate?
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Does anyone know how much pressure these generate?
I don't have any info on the T118, but I bought a few flats of Golden Medal Extra-lite paper T172 years ago and was curious about pressures, so I called them. The tech said "we like to keep them around 9500 psi." T172 is 1 1/8 oz. @ 1100 fps. I had hopeday to used them in my damascus guns but 9500 is too high. So, I shot about two flats into my steel barreled vintage double designed for that pressure.

I did work up a 6500 psi 1oz @ 1150 fps load in those hulls and have killed a few wild roosters with it as well as quail with my damascus guns, by loading them with either 7 1/2 or 5 shot.
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If you're willing to send a handful to Ambrust for testing, them T175 with 1oz @1180 fps sounds promising to have low pressures.
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